What keeps you playing?

[Erendis]

Lately I find my self having to force myself to play the game cause I pay for it every month

What a strange concept. Why would one make themselves suffer even if they paid for something? It like forcing yourself to eat food that disgusts you just because you paid for it...

I am playing because I have a lot of things to do which are fun. There are still a lot of things that I have not tried but will try eventually. I have been playing since beta and I hope that some time I have had tried everything out. Won't be any time soon though, there are just too many things to do...

[Moqi]

The fun I'm having every time I play.

[Dark-Saviour]

Right now I'm just trying to force all my classes to 50 to feel I've 'completed' something.

There's really nothing worthwhile to collect in-game, so there's not much I legitimately look forward to goal-wise. Housing has been pretty much the biggest draw, and I really had a lot of hope for that, but by the time it hits, I may have become so jaded with it that it doesn't grab me like it should have.

[TheMoonflow]

I just resubbed after about 6 months off, it feels like the game has been massively improved, and lot's of new content for me to do, loving it.

[tsunderehatter]

I keep playing because I enjoy the game. I haven't made it to a lot of content and I look forward to that. I also didn't do hunts(aside from the daily/weekly stuff) much, so I don't have much(only one piece right now) i110 gear without setting foot in Coil. I made it so I have a lot to look forward to, even if I can't get to it quickly. Outdated content or not, I'm happier taking my time and enjoy a game I pay to play at the pace I feel comfortable with. I played the hardcore rushing game before at it left me unsatisfied and hating games, never again for me. I enjoy logging on and avoid content I don't feel like doing that day.

[Rustyhagun]

Story story story. It very intriguing and Ive been enjoying the journey of the my character and his NPC team-mates.

Anticipation of "Samurai's" introduction.

Seeing past Ishgards' walls.

[RuruKun]

I play for the lore, the graphics, the goals that I've yet to reach, for the people that I've yet to meet. For the outstanding landscapes and vistas that still captivate me and make me stop to admire them.

I play for the hours and upon hours of hard work poured into the making of this game, for the hearts and minds that also went into it and continue to touch our hearts and tickle our imagination. I play for the fact that I can go back to a time where I was once able to dream up these fantasies, that made me smile and hope and love before all of that was taken from me rather prematurely. I play for the fact its possible to do all of that again.

And most of all, I think ...I play because this game isn't neccessarily about a realm being reborn, but that an individual can be reborn as well.

[Kayo]

Well I kinda rerolled when I resubbed a month or 2 ago so im still leveling pretty much everything.

To OP; if the only thing keeping you playing is the promise of more content ... why remain subbed? Id just quit and come back when 2.4 or 2.38 releases. I think taking a break from something youre obviously burned out on (playing for gear rather than entertainment, and a cynical view of other players) might freshen things up for you when you return.

[Seoulstar]

Because there are a ton of new players stepping foot in Eorzea, someone has to help them. That and I enjoy rping with friends along with many other things. If you don't want to play anymore just cancel your sub. People are talking like this game is 5+ years old when it's not. (I'm not counting 1.0 since that's basically a completely different game).

[KarmaCha]

The fact that my life is a chaotic mess, I'm clinically depressed, and Eorzea gives me a sense of accomplishment while my real life goals are at the moment unobtainable

but uhhhhh other than that i guess crafting? and waiting for golden saucer!