I've played since release, yet I've never found anything to be "hard" or "challenging". That's what was so mystic about 11, you had to team up and work together efficiently. Exp parties weren't mindless circlejerks like they are on here in xiv. At least exp took some damn coordination, skill, or setup to be successful in 11. Moreover, leveling took you to new zones, new mobs, awesome places to see (or offered NMs of all levels to get some neat gear from), setups changed, new abilities became vital or old ones could become less effective. XIV gives you freaking glowing purple lights to hold your damn hand while you combo. wooooo. Where's the thought, the challenge? Everything is handed to us on here.