I don't think the games have less things to do, maybe it has less of what you want to do. FF14 is a theme park MMO, and you gonna have to accept that fact if you want to make the most value out of it. Sure, a theme park may have a couple of water ride, but you don't go to a theme park just for those rides, ignoring all the other type of ride and make a complain there isn't enough water ride. If you want a lot of water ride, you go to a water park, it's not the theme park fault for you to choose the wrong place for your vacation.