What does FFXIV lack?

[Daralii]

This is what I think is missing:

1. Time continuity outside of a major patch zone
2. Continued reasons to visit certain NPCs even after their expansion is gone.

I haven't seen Hien in like 3-4 years, because he hasn't been involved in anything. Nor Yugiri, for that matter. They are our friends! And I can't even drop by for a cup of tea and ask how they survived the end of the world.

Hien, Yugiri, and Gosetsu have their current state tied to side content (EW phys ranged role quests), so they're never going to show up again. It's just what CS3 does.

[SKAshe]

Hien, Yugiri, and Gosetsu have their current state tied to side content (EW phys ranged role quests), so they're never going to show up again. It's just what CS3 does.

Sure, it's like that now, but they don't need to do this, and it's something they should really reconsider. I second the notion to see Hien and Yugiri again, or at least have them hang out in the Doman Enclave or something.

Also they really need to change some of the things the Eorzean NPCs say (such as the Brass Blades, Wood Wailers in Gridania, etc.) because they still act like your some sort of dirty criminal despite the fact we've already saved Eorzea and fought for their city states countless times!

Besides from this having new places to explore is the thing I'd like to see the most. Mainly building interiors and places you can enter, as I like the architecture in the game. There's a ton of locations in the game where it's just like "man, I really wish I could go there and gpose".

I think they should also make it so that you can purchase food and items and such from the vendors in recently added places like solution 9, because right now you can't even interact with them. I know it might be kind of a "useless" thing, but sometimes I'll just hang out at one of the bar/restraunt locations in the overworld, like The Drowning Wench in Limsa Lominsa or even that one bar in Camp Drybone, purchase one of the food items from the vendor, take a seat, and then just take in the scenery while eating the item. It's very calming and immersive, and something that I miss a lot in the recent expansions. I know it's probably a selfish ask since most people probably don't do this, but it does add a lot to the immersion of the game and hopefully would be easy enough to make some of the npcs already there sell food items, or things related to their store.

Edit: To provide some positive feedback though, since I don't want the devs to be demoralized. As it stands they have already added two things the game was definitely missing, mainly unrestricted glamour and previous pvp series rewards available to be purchased, so I'm happy that they were able to do that. I'm definitely a lot happier with the game now then I was a few months ago, that's for sure. 7.4 has been an excellent patch overall and a step in the right direction.