After reading the thread (and thanks for all your replies) I’m now genuinely angry at what SE is doing with the Mobile as it looks to me like it’s their take on Diablo Immortal. To summarise it, what we are getting with Mobile isn’t an extension of the real game, but a standalone cash grab with paywalled features. Partnership with Tencent only emphasises that point.
I see a massive missed opportunity in not even trying to go down the RuneScape way and creating a true cross-platform FF XIV experience. If a game studio decides to make a mobile version of their game, it’s always for only two possible reasons:
1. To expand the list of devices a game can be played on (cross-platform expansion).
2. Milking every last penny from customers.
Sadly, since FF XIV Mobile doesn’t seem to bring anything of value to current XIV player base, it truly seems like Mobile is just a big greedy insult to the community.