its kinda telling that many of us legacy players were able to stay interested in this game for years by finding various goals and avenues to pursue. imo, 1.0 had much more of a sandbox feel to it. sure it had its problems and issues, and i think many of these have been addressed in ARR. however, i can't help but feel that the conversion into a fully theme-park type of game, has reduced the longevity of this title.

i won't speak for others, but i feel like there's a definite end in sight and it sucks to watch it get closer and closer knowing it'll soon be time to move on to something else. many of my 1.0 FC/LS mates have already shelved this game due to a lack of new content. not all have maxed every possible aspect of the game, but many have maxed their particular areas of interest and no longer see much benefit in logging in. and to those saying this is how it is in all games, you are mistaken.