Hello all! I'm looking for some feedback, in fact I am not ure this is the right forums.

Anyways, I just hit 50 a few nights ago and beat the 2.0 main story line (credits and everything). As I am looking at the elder game, I am realizing I don't have the time or interest do gear grinding. I enjoy the social elements of the game, as well as the main quest line. Is there a place for a player who just wants to complete the main questline, do some of the lesser challenges, and then take a break to play some other games (coming back when new chapters are released) Or the elder game in FFXIV the type where your gear needs to stay current all the time?