Quote Originally Posted by Raoabolic View Post
So it's about the destination rather than the journey. I guess I shouldn't be that shocked, that has been a trend since early WoW, lol.
At this point it seems more like a community issue than a dev issue. There should always be a carrot at the end of the hamster wheel we call xiv but you have to admit that the mixmax mentality killed a lot of content in the game. Why should you help with X when Y drops something that is 5 ilvls higher? lol
Honestly, yes. This has been a thing with MMOs from way before WoW. You put in the grind to get the reward. MMOs have always been Skinner Boxes from day one.

The journey is the MSQ, everything else is side content that is optional so it needs worthwhile rewards.

And the question shouldn't be why should you help with new X when Y drops better, but why doesn't new X drop at least equal to Y as a horizontal progression.