Lack of End Game Content

[Forever_Learning]

The mix of objectivity and subjectivity is the main problem in this thread.

I accept the definition of end-game content.
I agree there is little end-game content in FF14.

There's many people trying to change the definition, or deny the lack of end-game content, I will disagree with them.

However, I disagree with the notion that lack of end-game is a problem.

Other content gets called casual, non end-game, filler, side, fluff, but I prefer ALL of it to the end-game content. I hear statements about what an MMO is, how it should be, but there's no law stating an MMO can make the majority of its content be something available prior to reaching the current max level.

Is Palace of the dead, Heaven on High, or Blue mage pieces of end-game content?

No.

Does it matter? No! Do people want them removed? Absolutely not!

The developers appear to prefer adding content everyone can do rather than strictly end-game or very challenging.

People look at me and think I'm a newb - I'm at over 100 days playtime and I haven't reached level 80. That's because I spend my time slowly doing the things on the way to max level, and as a result, it's taking forever to reach it. I do beast dailies, chocobo companion, lots of alt levelling, hildegard, and I'm about to finish the blue mage carnival.

Now, I am excited for moonfire fair.

Is any of that end-game? No. Do I care? No.

It's fine to request more raid content, but there's people like myself who honestly prefer the lack of focus on end-game here. I played back in ARR, where we mostly just had end game, and ultimately I just left. Now, I've been back for eight months, playing massively, with lots of alts, and various side things.I love that I never feel the need to rush to end-game, and furthermore, I chose to return to this game for that reason. Have all range and healers at level 60 now, will next get them all to level 70, and then level 80, while doing various fun things along the way.

It's interesting that people say getting other jobs to max isn't end-game, it's not, but it is clearly a key selling point and something that many people enjoy doing. Some have perhaps even chosen this MMO for that very reason.

Ultimately, I firmly believe FF14 is trying to be a different kind of MMO. I hear arguments saying MMOs do this, should do this, and as a gay man, it just reminds me when they said marriage is hetersexual only. FF14 is an MMO that has actively chosen to make the content be on everything outside of end-game, or better put, things you can do that don't require a max level job.

When I compared WoW, ESO, and FF14, I chose to subscribe to this game again because I saw the focus would be on content other than raiding. I believe there are many like myself, who choose this game for similar reasons, or remained for that reason, and the backlash against this thread is because they basically want the game to maintain the focus on content for all.