I hate throwing around the term 'maintenance mode' for games that obviously aren't in maintenance mode, but DT feels like the prelude to that, at least in terms of gameplay. It seems like we've reached a point of total obfuscation between us and the developers, to the point where it seems none of them actually know how to make a game that appeals to people anymore. Almost like everyone at Square Enix completely vanished one day, and were replaced by aliens who had to learn about what makes FFXIV popular exclusively off of internet discourse."They like glamour, they like story, they like housing, they like... savage raids. That's what we'll give them, nothing more, nothing less."

It really makes me sad, because some of the time I've spent playing this game has been some of the best MMO play I've ever experienced. But there's nothing left to do. Unless you feel like mashing your face against the same three duties over and over, this game's entire endgame experience can be summed up as 'community-driven'. Which is fine for an MMO, but there has to be some kind of direction for this community to follow. Or else everything devolves into people standing in Limsa and arguing over housing. Like it is now.

I'll be honest, the only reason I'm still subscribed is because I forgot that my sub was set to auto-renew, and I still have faith that this game can recover (otherwise I'd chargeback my card and let SE shred my account). But for the foreseeable future, it just doesn't seem like a great use of my time and money.

Neither does WoW at the moment, honestly. Their new expansion is alright, but it feels soulless. And I hate the WoW community.

I desperately need another MMO to try.