A comparison of combat content in Endwalker.

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Shadowbringers:
13 Dungeons
7 Trials
8 Extreme Trials
12 Raid Fights
3 Alliance Raids
2 Exploratory Zone Maps with 2 optional raids and a savage raid

Endwalker:
11 Dungeons (Will be 13 in 6.5)
5 Trials (Will be 7 in 6.5)
5 Extreme Trials (Will be 7 in 6.5)
8 Raid Fights (Will be 12 in 6.4)
2 Alliance Raids (Will be 3 in 6.5)
1 Criterion Dungeon (will be 2 in 6.4)
1 Deep Dungeon
2 Ultimate Raids (One was delayed from Shadowbringers due to Covid)

Looking at this, Subjectively the content has not changed, the only difference being two completely unique zones being removed and replaced with 2 dungeons, and the removal of the optional extreme trial.

Something does feel off about Endwalker.
It is not the amount of content released, it is the Quality of the content.

The extra content added (criterions) were supposed to replace two exploratory zones and an optional Extreme trial, but the content and its reward structure have fallen short of the expectations of the players that enjoy that content, and is basically abandoned and never touched by the player base.

The latest live letter gave no indication that this next Criterion Dungeon will even have updated rewards to create some longevity for the content, which after the backlash of the first one, is severely disappointing.

My personal hope is that Criterions get dropped completely come 7.0, and the development team go back to creating long lasting content that players will go back to like Eureka and Bozja that have rewards that are worth the time investment, like the Elemental Armor sets.

Some people don't like these zones, and that is completely fine. People here have a saying: 'not all content is developed for you' and that holds true for every aspect of the game, Do something else if you do not enjoy them, and let the people that do enjoy them, have their content.