Why does XIV have to be just like other games? The reason I moved from my lastt MMO WoW back in 2014 was that XIV offered a different experience. I didn't have to worry about making sure I got on for my dailies for boring faction grinds. We can do roulettes here daily and weekly, but I don't always have to on a given day and can just catch them up the next day. I like that. And I think there are a fair number of people who came to this game to get away from feeling like they *had* to play all the time. It's always been a much more laid back experience here in comparison to other MMOs.

It's fair if someone doesn't think it's worth the price. That's a choice everyone will need to make for themselves. If someone does need dailies and drips of content like so many live service games these days, there are already a lot of options. It's okay if one tries to be a little different.