XIV has and never will much about chasing ilvl.

Play it for fun or don't. Also, you use the BiS from current savage to do the Ultimate.

As someone who quit WoW after a decade of high end play to get away from mandatory content, the move to KMMO style grinding and the absolute brutalization any kind of prog takes on you if you don't boost, I far prefer it like that.

I just want dungeons. Something with meaningful dungeons. 6.2, please god give me something I can use.