FFXIV is reliable and consistent

[Stanelis]

IDK about Eve, but I've played TESO for a few years before starting this game and it's a treadmill as well, just a different kind. Yes, you don't have any actual gear progression but this is simulated every few patch cycles by completely popular gears/skills in the name of "balance". Don't be fooled by that, this is meant to force players to regear every few patches, the same we have here.
All MMORPGs are big hamster-wheels at their core.

I ve been having the same gear on my characters for years now on TESO and don't feel the least compelled to play, only playing when new content is released to actually do the content, just like how I'd play any non mmo. And this is fine.

The only treadmill is during holiday events for cosmetics or if you re alcast and want to min/max a character for reasons I cannot even fathom due to how useless it is in TESO.