I don't feel like doing anything.

[Nabiri]

Nabiri, there's a reason people post with black text. Some people have poor vision and will not be a me to read in other colours. It's polite to post in black.

That's cool, and I respect their decision to do so. There's also reason I type in purple text.
Being very blind myself, I chose a very dark colour and a font that is easy on my eyes.

I believe that what people say and how they say it is far more important than colour of text as far as politeness goes. I wouldn't judge a person as rude if they were typing in a colour that they preferred. Please keep in mind that everyone is different - (black may not be easiest for everyone to read).

In the old version we had a small-ish LS, but we did things together every day as soon as enough people logged in to form a party. Now in ARR everyone just logs in and goes off to DF immediately and we never see each other.

I think this may be one of the biggest problems with the game right now. It feels so lonely. Friends log in, say hi, do their own thing, and log out. I would love to see more content to get people from the same server together. There should be more LS/FC content. Much of the content in FFXI needed linkshell members to get together to accomplish things. I sure miss that camaraderie.
It's unfortunate, but since the easiest route to accomplishing something is often the duty finder, most people don't bother to team up with friends.

PD: before someone says "just leave", i'll give this game a year just because i love final fantasy.

If it wasn't a Final Fantasy game I would have quit ages ago. I only play now because I love the races and enjoy crafting. But that alone isn't enough. I can't say I'm having fun. It's just something I play as a distraction from real life.
But I'm giving it some time. A year or so. If the game isn't fun for me by then maybe I'll need to move on.

[Slatervonjager]

You sir, get a thumbs up just for using an Akibaranger gif


As for the TC:

Farming isn't for everyone. No big. If you want to remain interested in the game, but are currently bored, the best thing to do is take a break. I played from closed beta phase 2 all the way to the end of November before breaking off for a bit to do other things. I'll be picking back up in February. Try taking it easy as well. Take your time with things, don't sit there in front of it for 12 hours a day, etc. the easier you take it, the longer you'll enjoy it.

[Mikita]

I played almost every day from 1.0 through to the end of 1.23, took my time, never ran out of things to work on, and enjoyed the whole way.

Now ARR has a myriad of things to do, but I don't find it fun anymore. Most days I just sit around town and chat with my best friend for a while before logging out.

In the old version we had a small-ish LS, but we did things together every day as soon as enough people logged in to form a party. Now in ARR everyone just logs in and goes off to DF immediately and we never see each other.

LS chat is pretty much just paltry greetings when people come and go, peppered with an occasional "I beat [whatever]" to which come the half-hearted "Congrats" replies -- I say 'half-hearted' because none of the experience, pain or joy was shared in any way so it's just an obligatory response out of politeness.

I was never interested in games. But FFXIV hooked me because I felt like I was part of a small band of friends, who were part of a larger community, who were facing a world full of danger and uncertainty. ARR has none of that sense of adventure.

I'll probably stay around a bit longer... but it's not for FFXIV anymore.

[Ajulutsikael]

I played almost every day from 1.0 through to the end of 1.23, took my time, never ran out of things to work on, and enjoyed the whole way.

Now ARR has a myriad of things to do, but I don't find it fun anymore. Most days I just sit around town and chat with my best friend for a while before logging out.

In the old version we had a small-ish LS, but we did things together every day as soon as enough people logged in to form a party. Now in ARR everyone just logs in and goes off to DF immediately and we never see each other.

[snip]

I'll probably stay around a bit longer... but it's not for FFXIV anymore.

The bold is what I feel resonates with me strongly here, I despise the DF for this reason.

[Renik]

I could do campaing or NM hunt all the day in ffxi, or behest in 1.0, but here... i just don't have fun anymore, and just like me everyone will get bored sooner or later, it's not the nature of the genere, it's the game disign, ARR have been designed like an arcade game, everything is repètitive and boring, you have to learn every dungeon and fight to get more tomes and gear, there are more things to do, but none of them are rewarding at all, make high lvl FATEs to get 3 tomes? daily quest to get 3 tomes and unlock a mount you can buy for 120k? that's boring and rewardless, i want to get my tomes like everyone, but hell, im tired of dungeons and primals. and the only content SE is developing is the same we already have, primals (school tests) and dungeons, this game needs personalization, rewarding open world content, fun and dangerous bosses and dungeons, not school tests, this game needs adventure!

Like i said, ARR is an arcade game, and arcades get boring sooner or later, for everyone.

PD: before someone says "just leave", i'll give this game a year just because i love final fantasy.

[Seif]

DF makes the game so much more fun for people who don't have time for a massive FC but it does also make other players kind of faceless.

For this reason I hope we'd get a few open world dungeons just to add variety and to create that need for communication.

[Ri_ri]

Everything you do for progression is instanced, and 50% of it is just a room with a boss. What isn't, doesn't rewards anything meaningful. Of course people will get bored.

[Ehayte]

So, I'm not sure if this has been said or not, as this thread is now 4 pages long, but have you thought about moving forward with the game?

You only have access to SOME of the content, where most people are spending their time right now is in Coil, EX Primals, Moogle Mog, Ultima, etc. You are missing a HUGE chunk of content, which was designed to be the most appealing part of the game. If you need to take a break, do so, but I would also recommend pushing yourself to get your relic, trying Coil, etc etc before you set down the controller.

I also am a PS3 player, and while the doom and gloom of these forums occasionally gets me down, I know that I don't want to pick up another MMO because I like that I can play standing up with my headset on in front of my TV yelling at the Dreadnaughts to stop hitting my tank so hard and jumping up and down. I just don't think any MMO that isn't playable on a counsel will ever do it for me again. And I played EQ1 for 11 years!

[DefendPopPunk]

Doesn't anything get boring or whatever after a while? There are more games out there to play if you absolutely must spend your time playing video games. Other than that, I'd say find another interest or something better to do with your time/money. I feel like this is common sense advice

[Thorauku]

You should take a break in playing MMOs, no MMO can serve you fully based on your OP.

Edit:
For some reason, I feel the same way. But only during my friends ingame are offline. So I haven't resorted YET on giving up on this game.