What were we really expecting from eureka?

[Leadleaf]

I expected most of what it is now but with tomestone bought items weaved into the SB relics.
I expected to be intrigued enough to finish one pagos weapon but I seemed to completely shut down after 35. I doubt even when I didn't do current extreme/savage that I'd carry on with this. Was surprised I even carried on this far.
All I'm grateful for is that they keep a decent materia flow going.

[Exiled_Tonberry]

I was expecting that it wasn't going to be yet another version of Diadem, because they said it wasn't. And then it was.

Pretty much this. It's Diadem except you have to walk now.

[Fredco191]

I was expecting a new place to walk around for some reason.

[Fawkes]

I expected more. When Anemos dropped a lot of us wondered what took so long. The content was delayed and then when it got here it was mostly empty FATE grinding. I guess I was expecting more quests and things to do in the zone.

[MicahZerrshia]

I was really hoping they would incorporate some of the things we had to do in v1 for our relics. I don't honestly remember the names of them anymore but there were things where you had to turn in supplies and defend a settlement, silver/gold bazaar back then and the chocobo escort missions and things of that sort. Maybe some bcnm type content or just something. Since they were basing it after xi I thought they may also be bringing in the fun open content from xi like campaign battles or besieged.

What I didn't expect was for them to take the worst and most complained about bits of xi like the lack of mounts, the grind, the deleveling and such and mix it together in a big pot of something awful, when xi had so much good in it too.

I heard there were going to be nms and while I assumed they would have drops we would need for the relic I didn't think it would be exclusively the way to obtain them. I thought there would be more misc drops from crafting items to glamour pieces.

[Istaru]

I was really hoping they would incorporate some of the things we had to do in v1 for our relics. I don't honestly remember the names of them anymore but there were things where you had to turn in supplies and defend a settlement, silver/gold bazaar back then and the chocobo escort missions and things of that sort.

Hamlet defense.

[Skyward]

Something fun and engaging.

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

For as big as the areas are and as much as Eureka makes you run around, there's not really much to do. I had hoped for an area I could explore and see glimpses of lore in notes left around or things I could glean from scenery. Instead, I feel completely ambivalent about the lore because I'm just walking around a giant sandbox to kill Mob #4721. Not helped by the story, rather than expanding on anything meaningful, is just large gaps of power leveling in between picking up rocks for Krile.

Why not do something with all this area that you have?

[Derio]

I was hoping for quests, hunts, fates that could be completed solo or in a group. Bounties and treasure. Instead we got a mindless mob kill grind and a anti casual content which pushed many players from the game due to the relic being tied to it.

[Hyperia]

WoW's Timeless Isles but FFXIV style.