Quote Originally Posted by Kohashi View Post
Incorrect answer.

If the gear is the main motivator for doing this, there is nothing keeping you from unsubbing and returning when there is an echo and the tier is unlocked.

The main motivator is the fun and enjoying to the fullest what the new expansion/add-on has to offer.

Side note, you can already complete every piece of content out there with just the crafted gear that has been available and needs no tome farming nonsense. (well it does need some tomes but not near to what you need in order to be BiS)

This.
The devs are perfectly fine with people taking breaks from FFXIV, it's been said by the man Yoshi-P himself in several interviews.