The Formula won't change

[Conroy]

Time Gating is what SE is really good at.

It's incredible how many people have expressed their concerns about the topics in this thread and others, yet they haven't taken any action in years, and Yoshida himself won't listen to us. Will Tome Cap increase? "No," Yoshida responded. Yoshida refused to make any changes to the gear system. Even though this is their own source of income, they don't want to listen to us or jeopardize their "safe" path. They make absurd accomplishments and time-consuming things because they clearly think that TIMEGATED content will keep people hooked. Don't get me wrong, there are some situations where this is acceptable, but even game veterans are running out of content, achievements, etc. Recall that they promised to provide more achievement awards to the NPC, but that hasn't happened. (I'm sitting on 374 Achievement Certificates) as of post. If they actually made decent content, and made content where I actually want to interact with players rather than get "Solo" Duty Support (This is fine imo when the game dies) However, it appears like they're getting ready for it. To be honest, the game feels like a hollow shell of itself, with almost any interaction between players and the content.

Improving glamour in this game? "Nope"
They are focusing on housing which is their big money maker, it's quite obviously when the housing update is coming rather than anything else, giving players more reason to pay for a sub, and keep their homes so they can keep that cashflow coming.