So I started playing the game in about 4.2, fell in love with it and continued playing pretty much every day up until Endwalker. Having finished Endwalker's 6.0 story, I tried doing the usual, such as raiding, but I stopped halfway through without finishing the tier. Ultimately, it was just burnout. I was tired of the state of the game. I was looking at everything negatively, bored of the same formula, bored of everything, and so, I ultimately took a looong break. About 2 years worth of a break, to be exact, as I just came back to the game recently for Dawntrail and I've regained quite a lot of love I had had for the game long ago and am enjoying my experience. Not that much has changed since then, and my old FC is unfortunately very dead and I don't really have a "place" I belong to anymore, but despite it being the same game, I feel refreshed after a long break.

What I mean to say is, in the end, it really is just mostly burnout speaking. While there are definitely rightful criticisms to be made about the state of the game, once you start viewing everything negatively, it's almost 100% burnout speaking, as you start just picking apart all the small details instead of trying to enjoy yourself. Everything has become too familiar to you in the game, and so, you try to pick it apart. As the saying goes - "familiarity breeds contempt", and when you have spent years and so many hours playing the same game, this applies even more so. It isn't just FFXIV, I've seen people from all kinds of game fanbases who had loved their games for a long time, but the biggest veterans of those fanbases were usually the most cynical and negative about their states, despite plenty of newer players saying otherwise.

You just need. a. break. There's a reason holidays and vacations are mandatory everywhere in life, and that applies to more than just work, even things you enjoy.