Quote Originally Posted by Turtledeluxe View Post
I think your mileage varies depending on if you're an older player or not. I haven't leveled a second or third job until recently and I have just found (perhaps bc I was coming from a year of BLM) jobs feel samey and safe and the majority of content is too easy.

The real truth is that XIV is a game for story, RP, or very high end content for limit periods. Everything else feels pretty safe. It's kind of weird too because their storytelling actually does take risks and is very satisfying (imo).
I only just got around in 2023 (starting in 2014 with many breaks) to levelling more than my typical 2 jobs per expansion and while there is some overlap, there is enough little nuances to keep things interesting to me. It's way better than my other MMO (Elder Scrolls Online) where every dps character plays almost exaclty same (Buff, Buff, dot, dot, dot, spammable, repeat) and often with cross-class skills that are actually the same.

Content that I choose to do is easy but just challenging enough that I'm engaged, aside from most of the early ARR dungeons and Crystal Tower.