just going to point out that lack of customization (equipment especially) actually is killing the game, it's extremely bland, with equipment it feels like you're updating your primary stat with each upgrade but you have no ability to tell the difference from point A and point B (Point B would be having the new equip on)... If higher ilvl items appear that just raise your main stat by a measly 2 points it begins to feel counterproductive to even play.

Attributes are just an idea they carried over because people asked for it in the original FFXIV yet they did nothing except make it into a main stat pump up, since so many other stats do absolutely nothing. In a way, a lot of things in this game do absolutely nothing though.