Another thing I noticed that looks like lazy design is the Darkness Clouds during the end boss of WoD are fixed-point-of-view 2D models rather than an actual 3D model. After I noticed that, I started seeing these lazy 2D fixed-point-of-view models everywhere in the game. I really only noticed this because I was watching my boyfriend play his account and didn't have to focus on playing/dodging AoE etc.

I hope SE will stop cutting corners like this. FFXIV has potential to be so much more detailed.