Is no one happy?

[Aniya_Estlihn]

Honestly, I am quite happy in a general sense.

I have my complaints, such as jobs not being as fun anymore, and the drip-feed of content that they've stuck to since Heavensward being less than ideal. However, for the most part I'm just grateful to have experienced Endwalker. Faults and all. Even if I recognize that four expansions in, I do not care for the fact that they still opt to withhold any new combat content until 8-12 months into the cycle around X.2/3. I do not like that they still feel that PvE jobs should only be adjusted during patch drops and not with hotfixes, nor do I feel they have a good read on the pulse of the playerbase's satisfaction level.

There's a lot to be desired, but I am still happy with what we've gotten.

Going back to content—I do feel, however, that after 6.X's conclusion, before 7.0, they need to consider that leaving the first eight months of an expansion bereft of content is a bad idea. Relics, the trial series, deep dungeon, casual content, etc. should not be relegated for nearly a year after the expansion drops. Nor should they delay the introduction of extra sources of experience for the various disciplines so far out where there's no genuine benefit for those playing at/from launch to pursue them other than some tacked on token they conjured up to force them to be relevant. It's disrespectful of player's time and effort.

My issues don't stem from Endwalker, but rather the way they approach and handle the game and it's content-scheduling as a whole. I feel like that matters far more than the individual expansion launches, as that is what provides the most value for your subscription.