I have already stopped playing, or paused actually mostly due to boredom and monotony but also because I actually do not want to level any further under the current system. I am looking forward to the changes they have announced and will definitely log in again after Patch 1.18.

If the changes are significant ie., Class Changes, Battle Mechanics and Content, I may just start a new Character to really get a good feel for the "newness". If the changes are insignificant or esp. if they make the game worse, I will "pause" again till the next patch.

I am already tired of being a guinea-pig for SE and pretending to be a game developer on these forums (yes, sour grapes cuz no one liked my ideas) but I am perfectly willing to give them all the time they need to make FFXIV great. I just don't need any more stories of "how horrible the game was back when it started" to tell new players. I have plenty already.