So I had quit FFXIV just before Yoshi-P took over from Tanaka and I just started playing again last night after I read all of the 1.17 patch notes. To me personally the game is much more enjoyable now than it was in the pre-release and even the few short weeks after it first came out officially. The game is still lacking in some areas, which we have been told they are working on.

All I am really trying to say is I am enjoying the game and I know of many other people that are as well. Hopefully one of the community reps can pass this message on to the dev team for me:

Thank you for making the improvements you have and keep up the good work! We eagerly look forward to future updates.