u/Raijin_thethunder

I've been an MMORPG player for several years now, having tried practically all of them. I've always been enthusiastic about the Final Fantasy brand and Western fantasy with a Japanese twist, but I've tried playing FFXIV over and over again, and there have even been high points where I've really closed myself off from playing it. However, looking at friends who are much more experienced than me in the game makes me think about one thing: does the endgame only include the final raid without anything else? Is it that empty? To be clear: on WoW I have a thousand things to do and my activities with a lot of endgame people, also look at Twitch: various creators do the most disparate things, while on FFXIV I see them all doing the SAME SINGLE-BOSS RAID. I'd really like to immerse myself in the world, but I often wonder if that's what I'm looking for in an MMORPG. I want to immerse myself in the world and experience it, not just doing raid bosses for its own sake.

I've been playing WoW since Pandaria, never canceled my subscription. There have been periods when I logged in less or periods of increased activity. I experienced the good times in Legion and the lowest level seen in Shadowlands, but lately I feel like the game is "EMPTY," just a race from point A to point B without any interaction with other players. I no longer have the feeling of an MMORPG, but of an instanced dungeon crawler. It's a shame because I really like WoW's fantasy vibes and classes. I want to be an adventurer in a fantasy world, but lately I feel like every game is like inserting a coin into a slot machine; a quick dopamine shot.

I'm also a veteran of GW2 and I'm very happy with the revival the game is having, it's the only mmorpg that made me feel part of something more choral. FFxiv is also nice, but if I want to play a single player game I play something else.