FFXIV AAR feels like a massive lobby(uldah) (waiting for queue) with a lot of rooms(aka Duty Finder). It doesn't feel like an MMO where exploring and adventuring is concerned.

A lot of players like to say that
"SE is updating with more content. Just be more patient"
"This is a game for casuals. Hardcore players should stay away."

What I feel is this world is massive but it doesn't make players want to explore. I forgotten how it felt when I had to travel with my friends on a journey to the next town. Learning which way is safer. Along the way we find amazing sceneries and death threatening monsters.

"Adventures in Eorzea" doesn't fit FFXIV. "Park and Queue in Eorzea" makes more sense to me right now.

All this isn't about how FFXIV is made for casuals and whether there is not enough content in the game. It's how SE decided on how FFXIV is to be.

I don't feel connected to this FFXIV and the world. I am just grinding raids weekly and doing dailies.