RIP
My Sub To FFXIV
30/09/2010 - 23/09/2018
I'll probably come back for expansions only, just because the story still interests me. But yeah, I just can't bring myself to do anything in the game anymore. Even the basic stuff like mini cactpots.
The best thing Yoshi-P ever did for FFXIV was to write about the future of the game, the direction they wanted to take, giving detailed plans on what part of the game was at what stage of planning/development, etc. The worst thing Yoshi-P ever did for FFXIV was to stop doing exactly that. He reinvented something, sure, but I feel like FFXIV needs that wee bit more change over time than he was offering. I also feel like there needed to be more incentive to move back into previous parts of the world. I personally think L70 content should exist, even if only sporadically, in 1.0 areas, for example. There are so many ways to encourage people to move around this amazing world but in the end it was just lacking enough to keep me going. It didn't help FFXIV that I found so much else to do in other games and offline activities.
But more than anything? I spent 8 years in an MMO, why wouldn't I be bored of it? I'd expect as much, to be honest. It had a superb shelf-life, all things considered.