FFXIV has not had a mid core content level since it released. This has been another issue people have complaiend about for forever. FFXIV is designed around the very casual gamer. More focus is put on cosmetics, emotes, and stuff that dont even matter. hard mode dungeons are not hard at all. You have either the snoozefest content, or the really stiff, mechanic heavy, dps check heavy end game encounters. There is no inbetween, and its been a problem for a while.