Thread: The Current Status of FFXIV Patch 3.1 and How to Address it Moving Forward

Originally Posted by Alahra

SI get that you want to do 3.x content, but...the inclusion of the beast tribes isn't taking your ability to do that away. If you don't want to do 2.x content for the Anima, you don't have to, outside of the Stage 2 dungeon runs (which is something we're likely to see more of since they need to keep those dungeons relevant for players that are just starting the game, especially since 2.x MSQ is required for HW access).

At the same time, it's not giving me "more" content to do (which is problematic given the circumstance and timing of the game, esp if it's been delayed for so long and the content and lack of polish doesn't show it). If that's how they're going to handle future updates, I'm probably not going to stick around past 3.2 because not only am I expecting content that's been given a new coat of paint, but content that hasn't been painted over at all.

And this is just semantics, but by their own admission, they're doing less of the "main" content such as MSQ, primals and dungeons to put more onto other side content, such as the side quests, diadem and LoV. Not to mention their constant mention of resources which makes it seem like they're already tight on what they can design and allocated what goes where.