I'm really impressed, it doesn't look like skyrim at all. The voice acting is actually pretty decent for AI..but to respond to your other comment.
You're partially correct, SE doesn't innovate because why change things when there's someone else providing players with QoL. Only when it 'blows up' in some kind of scandal like WF or something do they ban the guy and implement a worse version of a plugin. I don't think SE is capable of bringing the level of QoL third party provides to the game, I don't think they understand what the players want/need. This is why I disagree with you on that.
SE is a japanese company and that's a can of worms on its own. I'd say a survey after each patch would be great, like a customer satisfaction of sorts, but I highly doubt this would happen because it probably requires investing into some kind of way to analyze this feedback and it assumes everyone can provide honest feedback.
I doubt anything you're suggesting would ever come to this game because I think this isn't the kind of game. They want to tell a story and for you to consume it, that's it. I think they're really detached from the playerbase and it shows. We need competition because as long as XIV is on top, no innovation is going to happen, but I think the genre is kinda...stagnant? I doubt anything will blow something out of the water, barring an actual disaster, which I'm seeing DT being from what I'm reading and what my friends are saying about the MSQ.
I doubt we'd get custom maps or story lines, god knows I'd love to reimagine alot of EW so I can save that one blonde garlean man. I also want to explore an ending where you go alone to the Tempest to meet Emet. I think if such a thing existed, it'd be amazing, the roleplay potential and the wol story potential would be....off the roof. I'd love to fantasize about it, but realistically speaking, the only medium such ideas can be explored is...fanfiction.
I'll admit, I don't know what the potential of this game can be aside from wanting/missing QoL from other games....how many times did people cry to lift off the restrictions on glam and rework the glamour dresser? This game is basically the cow that is being milked to fund failures like Forspoken and scary announcements like NFTs and mobile games. They don't pour enough into this game though it generates so much for them.
I guess we got a graphical update that broke alot of shit and went kame hame ha on my eyes. I would've rather them take time than deliver half baked product.
I think mods are usually made by passionate players for other players. The same way mods/plugins are made for this game. Devs are detached too + language barrier.
Sorry, rant long, thoughts fragmented, might read abit weird.