I honestly think the biggest things FFXIV needs is a more alive feeling open world and some changes to the role system. It should be 1 tank 1 healer 1 dps and 1 support. (NIN, BRD, DRK, RDM, and SCH should really be support classes.) I could also argue that ffxiv is already trying to be creative with things like Eureka and the upcoming Heaven on High but I do agree that there has been not a lot of variation in terms of mechanic patterns outside of savage.

My expectations is that they always do their best honestly and 4.3 is looking like it’ll start livening things up again.