Who else is bored? Same Content and Formula...Was SB a waste of money?

[Elfidan]

Yoshi is playing it safe at the moment, and as long as people keep paying there is no cause to put the chips on anything but the "sure bet". There have been a good bit of quality of life improvements to this expansion where they blundered in 2.5+ and 3.X updates.
The first that is extremely noticeable is that the crafting has come down substantially in terms of skill level and time investment. I capped all crafts pre-2.5 , but quickly gave up on the insane amout of gear required to take them all to master level. No harm done there as I refocused on my favorite and got there, however upon entering Heavensward I found that crafting was made to take extensive stores of gil and time to become competitive at. The rotations were foreign to me and unwelcome. In my aggravation with the perceived entry gate introduction ,so I promptly dropped it at 56. My tank in contrast felt overpowered once I hit 60 , as if there was nothing beyond my reach. Initially I was upset with the decrease to my tanks various skills ,and how it shifted my play style into desperation at times. I do however understand this is a change that was needed to more evenly divide the work load thus cultivating more members and not stifling the entire group if the main component was the weakest link. In terms of story an epic betrayal banishment into joining a 1,000 year war with dragons is far more epic than a revolution. If they had left the Shinryu v.s. Omega fight under hat until the expansion opener and used it in the trailer I think they may have garnered more of a sensational reaction. Here's hoping future content is better even if it won't be varied that much.