Thread: 4.1:

I can sympathise. Typically when it comes to Final Fantasy games I tend to enjoy the more nuanced antagonists far more than the protagonists. There's exceptions, of course, but in FFXIV most of the protagonists just come off as incredibly hypocritical and self righteous. I actually wish this game had factions that truly mattered in the grand scheme of things.

I'm so weary of characters such as Lyse standing in the spotlight and overstaying their welcome when intriguing characters such as the Warriors of Darkness and Regula are written off as soon as their sympathetic motives are revealed. Worse yet, they're immediately forgotten about and never mentioned again, even when it makes sense to. I was waiting for one of the Scions present in Azyz Lla to claim that Zenos wasn't half the man Regula was or some such. It didn't happen.

In my case, there's enough about the game and story to keep me invested. If in your case you can't find anything to cling to, though, then a break seems wise. You can always return at a later date and see if anything has changed in a way you find agreeable.