It's great. If people only come here to do high end raids till they get their gear then sit around twiddling their thumbs then that's on them. SE has more demographics to cater to in the game all of whom like and want different things from the game.

I think the pace of content has been awesome and I'm very happy with the current state of it. Each point update has been solid and even the half point updates have brought substantial QoL changes and new features. 3.0 is said to have as much content as 2.0 had so things are gonna bet even bigger really soon.

I have more than enough to keep me busy, sold gear, animus, beast quests, choco lvling, commerce. Being part of the economy is more rewarding for me than most things in the game and I probably have enough gil to buy a large house when they hit. The more you get involved with the MMO world the better your experience will be. Come here for the latest ipeen gear only and your time will be short lived and shallow IMHO.