Being more active in cutscenes would help for me. I like to feel like my character is a part of the story, and is actually helping the cause. Sure, the actions played out through actual game content portray that, but cutscenes (Especially FFXIV's voiced over/pre-rendered scenes) really have a way of drawing you deeper into the story as everything unfolds. So far, it seems like your character usually just stands around doing a whole lot of nothing. I'm not asking they're voiced, as I like the silent protagonist.

I'd like to see my character actually get up and doing something. Fight, come to the aid of others, be a damn hero. I play a Gladiator, so I see my character as some one who would do everything he could to keep others out of harms way. Instead, he stands around like a chicken with his head cut off.