Its a desperate cling because theres nothing else to move onto. I clung to WoW for ages without complaining until I quit before shadowlands. I had tried FFXIv back at Heavensward, but Praetorium and Alphinaud made me cringe.

So this time I wont stick too long if its clear they are just going through the motions and ruining the story on the side while not innovating. But also this time Ill shout as much as I can to see if any of our shouts go through the crowd and reach the devs. Maybe, just maybe there will be changes to the stale gameplay and systems, and jobs and the story gets back on track.

As a Final Fantasy series fan, its always been about innovation, but right now? I feel gatekept by the devs. Insert meme/reality about a crunky engine they need to work around, but some direct communication besides. "Its difficult, please look forward to it/please give us more time" would be appreciated. If 8.0 is the same formula or a mini dripfeed and the patch content doesnt give any meaningful QoL Think its an unsub.