Low level gameplay: A growing problem

[Genz]

Yes please.

The progression curve of FFXIV has always been horrible, and it indeed get worse with each expansion.
(and skip potions are an anti-consumer practice that only get by because there are more important problems for consumer protection associations)

Another important thing is the boss fights themselves. Some of them just don't make any sense. The labyrinth of the ancient, for example, is just awful. No reasonable game designer would want this mess in a game, but we have it here because there is this weird logic that older content is less interesting by nature and can be ignored updates after updates.
Old content should be updated to be less stupid. Not longer and not really harder ; just less stupid.

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The root problem is actually leveling (and adding 10 more level per expansion for the sake of adding more levels) which is an archaic game design concept that should disappear in most games but it's still used by habit and because it means more money for "service games".