I plan on unsubbing for a month, at least until next patch, maybe longer. The MSQ's final zone left me disappointed and numb, which is not a good sign since it's quite honestly the first time it happened since I played the game. The overall MSQ quality of writing didn't leave a very satisfying feeling of a conclusion to a base expansion. If anything, it made me very skeptical about the future MSQ & the quality of its writing due to how contradictory the storytelling is compared to previous expansions. This is probably one of the biggest factors since MSQ hype and execution usually blunts how simplistic the gameplay can be.

Combat Gameplay wise, there is no content left for me to really enjoy in PvE since I no longer enjoy Viper as much after the changes. Healers as an entire role are in a terrible spot in terms of fun for me for years now, and there hasn't been enough improvement. If anything, the trinity imbalance made it feel worse. Can't really enjoy content if the jobs I'm using to experience the content with aren't enjoyable. The new raids are a step in the right direction, but that's just it. It's a step. Everything else seems to have taken a couple steps back...

As far as PvP goes, I'd enjoy PvP more if it weren't for all the intentional sandbagging in the games lately. Games that have possibilities to win became unwinnable due to lethargic play. Viper is also terribly designed in PvP currently because the job is designed to function like a PvE job and PvP gameplay is nothing like attacking a stationary PvE boss with a huge hitbox. The gameplay is starting to feel a little stale.

Originally I wanted to level more jobs to 100 and complete the role quest storylines, but the quality of the writing sometimes feel bland and painful to read. It's been killing my motivation constantly while I'm going through those quests. I'm just not having fun. Graphics is nice in the new zones. However, graphics related to my character hasn't really made me feel that excited. Being a Hrothgar and seeing all the limitations didn't cause much fluctuation in my mood as it could have been as far as new graphical update on glamour and terrible posture goes. Simply put, there's nothing that really grabbed my attention very strongly as it did in previous expansions that make me want to continue playing. I have an entire backlog of things I wanted to do in the game, but I just have no motivation to continue them at the moment. It's a shame too, because I was really looking forward to what Dawntrail was offering.