Quote Originally Posted by Clover_Blake View Post
It's odd. I haven't seen any other online game get as many updates and as many events/items inbetween as this one.
There's a reason for that. FFXIV is a classic case of "treating the disease, but not curing it"

If it weren't for those frequent updates the game would become unhealthy, fast. Patch "treatments" to various aspects of FFXIV buy the game a little more time each time they happen. Many of the game's core systems need updates, but since the devs can only do so much - usually by adding new content - these systems remain untouched for long stretches of time. The problem is...the new content expires quickly, thus adding to the pile of systems that need updates. ( Diadem, Aquapolis, PotD, Housing, PvP, FATEs, Gold Saucer, etc )

If they could figure out a way to break this cycle the game would be in a much better place both now and in the future. Whether this means more devs or a different production pipeline, things could definitely stand to change.