If I were to believe these forums and the reddit for ffxiv, then this game is already dead and a burning pile of trash. But I don't, considering I play daily and know better. As do the community I play with.

A game is a game, if you do not find it fun. Don't play it. FFXIV has stuck the the same formula since 2.0 what makes you think it will change? Or even need to change? I swear, I really wish the population boom of ShB and Endwalker didn't happen. But then again, these forums were insanely negative even before then.