What keeps you playing?

[MicahZerrshia]

I've been here since the original beta.

That's it. I know there are things I can do, but it's all so pointless I don't feel the need.

gear will be replaced and dropped or traded for seals after a couple months and do nothing for gameplay
I am drowning in gil so there is no reason to farm that
I don't use minions
most the mounts are meh or overly cutesy, so I stick with a select few
there are ever really only 1 or 2 fights that are worth doing and those are one and done each week
nothing I do really matters
story/lore has gone to the dumpster with EW
everything is repeatedly dumbed down
there is absolutely no reason to have any social interaction in this "mmo" and they are doubling down on that with trusts to chase that almighty non-mmo player's dollar
there is no reason to have any alts
combat is uninteresting since there is no need for support, crowd control, buffs/debuffs or manipulating vulnerabilities, it's just don't stand in the orange and push a couple buttons

and finally, and most importantly there are simply no long-term goals to work on beyond a couple mounts that are just not worth the ridiculous grind they're locked behind.