OK, I hear you... Then there is "hope" (though I feel it gets better but not really that much better)

Note that other MMO are doing extremely better at narrative involving the character (I think for example SWTOR where you can even impact the way story goes by choosing)...

It's so frustrating to me that FF14 set the bar so low on that topic where on so many other the game is just GREAT. And the story is nice, but I'm so bored reading text or watching cutscenes that I'm not involved even when an emotional event occurs...