Commitment issues

[MugenMugetsu]

I fear that 5 years from now we aren't going to have content like Dynamis, Sky, Sea, Einherjar, actual NMs, or HNMs we're going to have more instanced dungeons, primals, 24 man raids, and 8 man raid content like BCoB and Alex. Like basically using the same formula over and over and over and over. It's going to be a constant grind for some kind of tomes and we'll constantly be replacing gear we worked very hard for with new gear that we purchase with a new kind of tome or get from new endgame raid content which has stats that are slightly higher than the previous gear that we worked hard to get. It's fun now. I love the game don't get me wrong, but if they continue with the same formula indefinitely I see a lot of people getting turned off from the grind. I sincerely hope that one day we do have endgame content similar to Final Fantasy XI. I'm not saying I want the game to be just like XI. I played XI for 3 and a half years. I would, however, like to see more variety of endgame content and more horizontal progression for gear as well as lengthier "lifespans" for gear. It's such a bummer to play for 3-6 months working hard on gearing all jobs, with limited playtime, only to have all that hard work flushed down the drain because now there is new gear out that's much better and I need to go grind these 3 new dungeons to earn a new kind of tome, or run endgame, to get the new gear.

I also fear that 5 years from now we will be ilvl700+ and level 90+, but regardless of the treadmill and the grind, I'm sure I'll still be playing 5 years from now and will get to see for myself how things turn out. ( ~.ø)b