I don't know if this was discussed before, but it's been on my mind ever since I really got into this game.
I feel like our characters....aren't really our characters. Sure, you can create back stories and roleplay, but MSQ crushes that a bit. While it's really impressive how se can make characters feel almost mysterious to you, it's kind of disappointing.
I'm seriously glad they've allowed us to choose more responses to events in HW. I only wish they'd use that in almost every cutscene.
This isn't limited to FFXIV, either. In almost every MMO I've played, there's been a "premade" personality rather than one YOU can create in MSQs.
That's just my opinion, anyway. Plus this is a mind dump lol