Quote Originally Posted by genuine_stranger View Post
Yupp, but let's be honest.

There is no way in the 7th layer of hell that CBU3 will change things up.
Unless there is an incentive, they will continue to repeatedly deliver us the most formulaic and basic content they can think of.

It's good that they made some improvements to the encounter design in normal modes after the snorefest in EW.

8.0 will supposedly have a job redesign, after complains how 'samey' the jobs feel.
Maybe they will also put a more capable writer in place who understands how to tell a compelling story with a visual medium works.
They're likely going to be pressured into doing something with how heavily SE relies on income from XIV, though I don't exactly think it'll be good for the game. The reflexive thing for corporations in this kind of situation is focusing on increased monetization, not quality.