why i quit before reaching endgame (feedback from a new player)

[odintius]

As for XIV game content, if you truly feel there isn't a lot to do outside of the story, what exactly do you do once you've put in your few hours to complete the latest story patches?

For me I move on to another game or other mmo the reward structure for this game is to much pure vertical progression for my taste leaving me to care less about the gear even more. This expansion going to take my time and not rush it because after at least a week it be over like I did with stormblood and play wait game for patches you can complete after 1 day. I play story then move on getting ilvl ready is super easy anyways don't need to other with extremes\ Savage bc gear isn't worth it to me to care.

[Skivvy]

For me I move on to another game or other mmo the reward structure for this game is to much pure vertical progression for my taste leaving me to care less about the gear even more. This expansion going to take my time and not rush it because after at least a week it be over like I did with stormblood and play wait game for patches you can complete after 1 day. I play story then move on getting ilvl ready is super easy anyways don't need to other with extremes\ Savage bc gear isn't worth it to me to care.

Fair enough But I would bet SE hopes most players aren't like you as their game would suffer greatly and would fail rather quickly. :X

Compared to other games I play, I would also agree that XIV's endgame is rather...stale and and repetitious, and I also am not a fan of the vertical climb. My issue tends to lie with those claiming the story is the main chunk of XIV, it's just not true. Sure, MSQ has it's place, but it's just one small piece of the whole pie.