Problem number 1. The gear. Ok i'm just going to say it the gear just plain sucks, Every single piece of gear is exactly the same with different numbers and slightly different stat allocation. This makes getting new gear extremely unsatisfying. Why should i bother with progression when all i am going to get is a piece of gear exactly the same as my old one with +5 more to every stat.

Problem number 2. Stale progression. Every new patch that adds progression is the exact same formula as the old one, cap tomes by running the same two dungeons over and over to get the same gear with slightly higher stats and a different look, maybe a new primal. We have been doing the same exact progression for 2 years now and its getting boring.

Problem number 3. Nothing to do with exp once your job is max level. FFXI had the merit point system in which after you hit the max level your exp gained after would go towards merit points in which you could use to enhance your stats and abilities.