It's quite depressing. I remember being so hyped when the PS3 beta was coming around because it was (and still is) the only way I could play this game. I've been wanting to play since the original, but I never had the means of doing so.
Beta begins, I begin playing this game, and I'm having a blast. I have so much difficulty putting the controller down because I didn't want to do anything else other than play this game. When the official release came around and I finally got my hands on the disk (took a couple weeks; definitely felt left out), I would play at least every other day. Happily.
I played at a moderate pace as well. Hell, even now I still have tons of things to do. I can keep working on the relic quest, farm CT, do plenty of gathering and crafting since I have none of those classes at 50, level some other classes, help people from my FC (of which there are plenty active members), participate in PVP for a change, etc. However . . .
I've gradually been becoming more and more bored with this game. I wish I weren't. I wish I could keep enjoying it the same way I did during beta and beyond, but that's just not happening.
The repetitive nature (and you could say this of all MMORPGs, I suppose; which is disappointing in and of itself) got to me. When I noticed that my daily routine consisted purely of completing Duty Roulette for tomes, completing Beastman Daily Quests, and a run of CT or two if I hadn't already gotten my item for the week, I soon found myself not wanting to do anything.
Even after taking a break for a few days to do something else. I literally just logged in. As I was typing in my password, I felt dread. After walking around with my character and looking at the Duty Finder for the Roulette, I put down the controller and just didn't feel like playing anymore.
The goals of armor, weapons, and a house just aren't enough for me anymore. I'm no longer engaged. I hate that I feel this way. When I say that I've played this game at a moderate pace, I mean it. The only Hard Mode Primal I've gone against is Ifrit. I don't even have the new dungeons unlocked. I played this way on purpose so that I could look forward to doing something new when I logged in. To try and prevent the way I feel now, but I suppose it was all in vain.
It doesn't matter what content I participate in (other than PVP, which isn't really my thing). Every dungeon, trial, quest, whatever. They all just feel the same to me. Target enemies, do my rotation, try not to get hit by anything, follow the path if there is one.
I think that's the bulk of the problem. It's all too monotonous and barely offers variety. Even gathering and crafting are far too monotonous on their own to break the monotony of everything else.
I wish I could keep on enjoying this game because I honestly do love it, but . . . I just don't feel like doing anything anymore.
tl;dr: If you don't care enough to read, then a "tl;dr" is nonsense.