Is anyone else not really enjoying themselves?

[ForteNightshade]

I don't think the endgame content itself has anything to do with it. It's all fine.
For me personally, I lost all motivation to play the game after the MSQ. I don't think there's a lack of things to do, in fact the one thing Dawntrail seems to be doing well/better than Endwalker is battle content, and I don't doubt it's all great. A lot of the things we always expect to be there and the same are there and I probably wouldn't have anything to complain about - I've always had fun with those things every expansion. But for me the attachment to the game and the world came from the story and I haven't been interested or curious about it anymore. Sure I love leveling up my crafters and gatherers, but part of the motivation was to read the quests and the story and I'm just...eh. I don't know if other people feel the same.

I also dislike Tullyolal as a main city. Sure it looks beautiful, but it's too big and awkward to walk around and things are inconveniently placed and I don't feel like going there to do stuff. Again, usually the main story makes me attached to the places we've visited, and now I kinda don't feel anything about anywhere in Tural. Maps look pretty, and that's it.
I'm hoping when the new raid tier comes out I get back to feeling like playing the game again.

If it helps, the few crafter storylines have been pretty decent. The Weaver/Leatherwork one, in particular, is essentially forklore stories on each of the races we meet told in a concise and genuinely interesting manner. I found better than the MSQ itself, which is sad to say. I've also heard the side quests in Living Memory are rather good but haven't done any yet myself.

Nevertheless, I can certainly understand the sentiment. A friend of mine is basically the exact same way and hasn't bothered to log in since last Friday. In my case, I've mostly focused on my usual stuff like making gil. So that keeps me motivated to play. Likewise, the EXs are some of the best they've released. It is a bit sad though I'm enjoying Dawntrail more as I distance myself from the MSQ.