Is anyone else not really enjoying themselves?

[Palladiamors]

I mean I don't outright hate it and feel utterly empty like I did at the end of Endwalker but nor am I enamored with it. The expansion was overall pretty meh, a horrible story mixed with some okay dungeons highlights the games weaknesses and turns whats supposed to be the MMOs strength into something to be shunned.

Not enough to keep subbing, for sure. I'll come back for the only reason I picked up Dawntrail to begin with, beast master.

[evanel]

After playing the game for like a decade I’m also in that boredom territory. Since HW the formula has been the same for early launch expansion. Leveling jobs to max doing past content, doing extreme trials, cap tomes. I don’t craft nor want to. At some point you do gotta just stop playing the game if it doesn’t make you happy.

[Striker44]

I'm so bored out of my mind; The new jobs feel like just a mess of combo that don't really matter. The MSQ just has me going from point a to b like always except this time the story is boring.

The graphics update is a great and needed addition but, what else is there? FF14 as been needing some innovation for awhile imo, how many expansions have we been doing the same thing... MSQ > tomes > raids > ex?

Without the continuation of what was an excellent epic expansion spanning saga; all these overdone game systems and lackluster story bore me more than ever!

There is just nothing new and whats there is soooo boring. As someone who has played since 1.0 I expected more of a "reset" something to keep the game fresh after Endwalker; more than just a new continent and graphics.

/sadge

I've just gotten into the second half of the MSQ, and so far I'm having a great time. Enjoying the story, the music is great as always, love the ambiance in both tunes and artwork in the various zones, the different themes.

I think someone else put it best, that each new xpac has the same general flavor, just with a different icing on top. My take at the time (which still holds true in DT) is that the flavor is chocolate, and I love chocolate, so I'm still having a lot of fun with it tasting the same and just having a different icing to top it off.

[Nitelancer]

I didn't enjoy the MSQ and had to push myself to get through it, but I enjoyed clearing the extremes and finding all the aether currents on my own (personal challenge). I look forward to the raids tomorrow.

[Vejj]

the MSQ was a great dissapointment for me. Never skipped so many cutscenes. The Jobs feels like back in Endwalker except for the Monk - in a negative way.
But bored? Actually not. Have maxed my Crafters and Gatherers (except fishing), barely defeated valigarmanda ex for couple of day and no time for trys because arcadia starts today.
For me... all a bit to fast. They could delay arcadia for more 1 week or two. I see enough players who are still into the MSQ.

[Atreides]

Honestly, I'm having a blast with DT so far. Been a while since I enjoyed playing the actual game rather than just hanging out with friends ingame.

[lolnotacat]

The MSQ really soured me on the game. That experience is what normally creates an emotional attachment for me, and without that, I've lost most of my motivation.

By the time of the .01 patch for ShB and EW, at least half my jobs were max level, all my crafters and gatherers were max, I had finished my hunts, most my FATE grind, and had at least one EX on farm. I haven't even finished leveling all my mains this time around. I probably would let my sub lapse but I have a medium house and am still coping that things will be better with the raid patch.

[royox]

For the first time since I started playing this game (2.0) I fell asleep during the MSQ...several times. I'm at the lvl97 area and I just don't want to turn on the game, it's such a borefest now. They dropped the ball hard with the MSQ and the almost 0 gameplay during it. People is saying that the EX trials are ok....maybe i will do a final effort.

Viper and Picto are a blast to play...a shame that most of their fun stuff is at lvl90 and all the roulettes I get are tam freaking tara at lvl18 and the Crystal Tower.

[Lieri]

Honestly im just waiting for the hypes to die down so I can go back to playing pre-DT ultimates. Its the only content thats interesting to me. Pandaemonium was my first savage and I got bored of it already... whats the point, gears are overgeared easily by new crafted sets. Mounts you can go back anytime in the future and get them much much easily with less RNG involved. Outside of ultimate weapons there arent really anything of value.

Maybe houses but lets not get crazy here. We are designed to be homeless in XIV.

[ThaCa]

I usually enjoy just leveling jobs, but considering how little I like the current PvE kits for the most part and with the potential 8.0 adjustments towards more flavorful kits, I might just sit it out for most of them and do it next expansion instead.

Most of the content I'm interested in is coming in later patches so I might just sit out until we get PvP tweaks, Beastmaster and the new field operation.