For me FFXIV has gotten to the point it has gotten so easy and mind numbingly dull that I await a better MMO to come along. I want a MMO that actually has class/job identity and lore. A good story, remarkable worthwhile dungeons and raids. I want a MMO that has a better character customization whereas FFXIV is barebones customizable. When I complete something that is relatively difficulted I want an awesome reward for it. I am looking for a MMO that is more balanced in regard to hardcore and casual. FFXIV leans more casual and just makes most of everything so easy just to grab people for money. Lately FFXIV feels like FFXIV loafer edition with most people loafing around.

Even the jobs are mediocre in FFXIV. Instead of having a ninja be a spoof of Naruto make it be like a ninja. Poison blades, mist you know a actual ninja that was uses DoT's and feels more like a assassin. Give Machinist more automata to command to make it feel like a true Machinist like make flamethrower a machine that you plant and it spews out fire while you go back and keep attacking, Give Summoner more summons then Titan, Ifrit and Garuda. Maybe after Bahamut and use those three then summon Phoenix we can use Leviathan, Ramuh and Shiva. Make the jobs more enticing and excitable then the mindless dribble we got right now.

I been playing since 2014 and over the years they just have been slowly taking things out but not really putting anything in that really makes a impact. Where is the creativity that used to be there? Where is the love that they had once for the game? The things they do implement doesn't really have much of a impact. For instance Island Sanctuary sounded good on paper but when in practice fell very short. It feels like more of a mini Diadem where we all though it was going to be a place for our character to relax. That's why if I see a MMO that eventually comes out and has a good story, great jobs to play as, good difficulty and casual balance, a better housing system better dungeons and raids, better character customization then I more then likely would migrate to that and I am sure many others would. I feel like FFXIV feels like competition isn't big enough so they can relax but if a new MMO comes out and can go toe toe with FFXIV then it would be a game changer on keeping players.