What we have learned...

[MuseTraveller]

I'm concerned.
I've always defended the dev team and as someone who lives in relatively poor country, monthly sub for an MMO is a bit of a luxury. And yet, it's the only game I play and only game I've spend money on because when I started I felt as a player that I was part of a family. When I saw the history of 1.0, I felt like FF14 had heart and soul to it. I still want to support this game for what it gave me - warm fuzzy feelings, inspiration, friends and many good moments worth every penny.

Lately however, I feel like the dev team is beginning to repeat the 1.0 mistake - they think we'll play and keep on playing whatever poorly designed content they give us just because we are so loyal to the FF14's name.

And so... seeing this image on the OP's post is a little heartbreaking. I'm concerned but hope for better changes ahead.

[Reynhart]

Lately however, I feel like the dev team is beginning to repeat the 1.0 mistake - they think we'll play and keep on playing whatever poorly designed content they give us just because we are so loyal to the FF14's name.

Frankly, I'd say they only repeat 2.x mistakes. Having such a predictable and rigid content pacing prevents them from doing anything "new" (In regards to FFXIV, not necessarily new to MMOs), and remove any involvement you have in builing your gear, since you know it will be crap 6 months later.

SE took a flawed MMO "with heart and soul" and made it a successful bland fast-food game.