No shade on expansions since. I loved Heavensward and especially Shadowbringers, Stormblood did some great world-building, I've enjoyed Endwalker (although it felt a bit fast-paced).

But honestly, ARR I think was just really firing on all cylinders towards the end, and that very final "event" remains *the* single most memorable beat in the story.

In fact, in a lot of ways, it feels like it was "the moment" the story really found itself... while at the same time, Heavensward slightly undermined the impact of those events.

I also really loved Revenant's Toll as the "end-game capital", it truly had that "Final Fantasy" feel. Especially with the crazy-looking sky, it almost gave off "Hollow Bastion" vibes from Kingdom Hearts, which again, just helped give it this alien, fantastical feel.

But also, I'm probably in the minority, but I feel like FFXIV has grown just a bit too "feel-good anime" in its general vibes. The good guys seem unstoppable superheroes, both in terms of literal strength of being veritable one-man armies, but also not really having to fear danger for anything short of godlike powers.

Which, it does seem like maybe we're *starting* to scale things back a bit? And I do look forward to the whole "slice of life" vibe of Dawntrail for a bit, I'd also like to see a bit more *weight* to the narrative a bit.

There's just nothing quite like experiencing that level of *shock*, of "holy crap, there's no way this is ACTUALLY happening right now?!?", it was just something that I've never experience in any other MMO.

No specific suggestions -- it's not like there's any characters I *want* to see die, or any major events I have in mind -- but just getting back to that point of feeling like there *is* a sense of danger for our characters. Some political intrigue, where a few bad guys in power can throw our "world" in turmoil, without resorting to "magic" or otherworldly power to do so.

I also wouldn't mind seeing more of some of the old City-State leaders again. Watching through some folks playing through segments of FFXIV for the first time, I think I'm always surprised how Pipin Lolopin (Raubaun's adoptive son, who helped rescue you from Ul'dah) didn't really amount to much. I'd still love to see him get some screen time, personally.

Either way, eager to see what Dawntrail has in store for us. Just hope it isn't *totally* "feel good" and isn't afraid to deliver some emotional gut-punches from time to time.