[Poll] Are you happy with the current state of FFXIV?

[Shurrikhan]

Most of the things I'm not happy with are things that initially appeared to have greater potential but were left stagnant.
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Personally, I plan to sub for about 3 months in SB, which I feel like it'll be plenty of time to complete its msq and new raids but if I don't hear any incoming news from the devs that proper QoL stuff will get added in the game, my future subs will be based on whims.

This, exactly. I tend to see most of such issues as a lack of foresight or clarity of vision back in the original mechanical and undermechanical development, but others may be worse still — temporary attempts to placate that never had any place in later plans or intended path of development in the first place... Hopefully some of those you listed though, will see gradual improvements to make them feel as fleshed out as they deserve; until then they feel sadly makeshift.