Taking a break is healthy, and ultimately the way the developers expect players to play. Taking breaks helps keep content fresh and exciting. Players should be EXCITED to log on, rather then feel like they HAVE too. Eorzea will always be there for us, and our friends in game will be excited to her about all the adventures we've had in other worlds upon our return =)

I love how you can take breaks. I usually devour story content, and then do side quests as I feel like it. Sometimes I become inspired to do beast tribe quests or level up a job, but sometimes I just don’t play for weeks or months if I don’t feel like it, and I’ll just get on for seasonal events. Most of the time I just enjoy playing with friends, and if I only hop on when my friends are on, I don’t feel like I am lagging behind thanks to not having played in a while. My progress is still always there and as long as I keep up with patches (Which I usually want to do as soon as they come out anyways) I’m good to go.

I think it's really refreshing that Yoshi P encourages people to take breaks. One of the big reasons I'm probably still playing FF14 is because it DOESN'T feel like a second job. I don't HAVE to log in everyday like you said and you can do everything at your own pace. It's a big reason when friends start playing I tell them to take their time and not rush MSQ. Savor that story like a fine wine. It's not going anywhere.

You either die a heroic content creator, or live long enough to see yourself become a reactionary creator

I am on FFXIV break, but still watching your videos, AvyCatte!

Watching your content brings me happy chemicals! Lol I took a break from the game just before 6.4 and got back into it like 2/3 weeks ago. Just doing Island Sanctuary and Crafter Relics and thats enough for me, I haven't done alot of content since 6.0. Not doing MSQ until 6.5 but I'm so hyped for Fan Fest NA THIS WEEK!

I feel anyone can do whatever they want. If you want to take a. break, take a break. When you come back, your mind can refresh and rejuvenated. I would happy to see other content of other games you are playing and thoughts about them. If you play other Final Fantasy games. It would be fun to hear your perspective on it. Who knows, it might be fun to turn your channel into a podcast and interview our thoughts of the game esp. from your subscribers to your channel. It is just a thought, but thank you for your videos.

Taking a break now and then is very healthy and makes your return even more sweet. I have periodically taken breaks, sometimes a few patches at a time. But when I get back I have a lot of fun and refreshing new content or going back to older content that I used to do before the break and having a blast! But now that you came back, could e expect a 7.0 prediction from you? Whether that be the one place we go, the new job or something you would be the most exited for? For me my 7.0 predictions are: - Female Hrothgar trailer with an NPC in patch 6.5 - We could go to either Dalmasca or Meracydia - The new job or one of the new jobs that we could get is Oracle from FFV. I think it would fit Krile perfectly, especially since we know that she will get a new job in 7.0. - New hats for Hrothgar and Viera - And the new Visual update

The beauty of this game is that even if you take a long break you don't feel like you miss out but rather feel like there so much more content to do after. and that's how it should feel!

Me and my whole FC are going through this burnout right now, so the FC is pretty dead... but I think it's healthy for us all to take a break and play different games, I'm especially planning on taking a big break when Baldur's Gate 3 comes out so I can focus on enjoying that game, then after that I'll probably return to FFXIV hopefully feeling refreshed but if not, then I won't force myself to play it. I know I'll come back eventually because I love this game and I've made good friends and good memories, it's a part of my life now and I'll always be looking forward to future content too. :3

I came to FF14 after playing SWTOR for 10 years straight. It was not healthy, but I felt as if I was missing out by not playing, even though I was logging in due to a sense of obligation rather than passion. I'm currently going through 4.0 and can comfortably say I'm still in the honey moon phase of FF14, but I know it won't last. And that's fine, cause up until this point, it's been such a breath of fresh air to play a game the values my investment, both when I'm on or offline. And I have faith that if I ever burn out, I'll be hooked when the devs send out their next patch or expansion. There are plenty of gamea out their people, don't be afraid to take breaks from time to time! There are plenty of sprouts like me still logging in ❤

Can you or anyone tell me please what set are you wearing for that bard part 2:30

I took an 8-month break during Shadowbringers and came back with much vigor and excitement for the story. It was good to step away from the grind, focus on single-player games, and not worry about others. I highly recommend taking a break and doing something else, Eorzea will still be there when you come back :) Also, can anyone tell me what outfit glam she has on?? The sleek black one. I love it!

Fantastic editing as always Avy. Really enjoyed this video!

We love a good break! Everyone should take a break! You deserve it.

Seriously, watching that wedding ceremony was the stuff of nightmares XD XD XD As for taking breaks... if I want a break, I usually do some reading or painting - like right about now XD

I recently hit all jobs to 90 just over a year of playtime and I've been recently just taking a big burnout break

I'm fine with taking a break, it's the people that I've made friends with. Some small events and venues I tend to miss out and it makes the game more fun

remember: unlike WoW, FFXIV content doesn't "Go Away" once the next new content launches. As a Sprout who has spent about 200 hours in the game so far, I haven't even started Shadowbringers yet because I'm neck-deep in Eureka Pyros and doing my first Static-based Raid in the Coils of Bahamut. I plan on taking about a month off from the game once I've completely wrapped up the Stormblood Content (including MiNE Extremes) so I can go into Shadowbringers without the burnout of Eureka Grind.

I'm very new to FFXIV but I love your videos

I hit a burnout and then I forced myself to play through it. But that just made me dread the game even more. Then I just snapped one day. Gave up my plot, left FC, just straight up quit the game with no warning. It's good to take breaks! I know the sub model (and housing tied to it) isn't very conducive to it, but at the end of the day, your mental well being comes first and foremost! ❤ Whatever content you produce I'm sure many will come around and check it out!

i’m like three months into an ffxiv break rn and i’m starting to want to play again which is really exciting!

I found what yoshi-p said to honestly be refreshing. Instead of blizzard that just puts in boring, grindy crap to feel like you have to play.

I've actually taken a month off and I'm really looking forward to jumping back in soon. Also I just found out there's a FF TCG and there are 201 ff14 cards so I must have those of course. last thing your Cat is just so cute. what is the baby's name?

I've been on an off and on break from FFXIV for about 7 months, ever since my static fell apart. But I log in to make sure I keep my house in Shirogane (its beachside property and not far from the spawn in spot) and to sometimes play on alts since my main is Omni-90 (still need to grind Blu to 80).

this makes me feel a little better about taking a break. i keep telling myself that my love for ff14 isn't gone, i just need a break to recover from burnout. i don't want to suffer from fomo but i also want to play other games and take care of irl things first before i can commit time for 14 the way i used to.

I'm currently have a static and honestly im just logging in only during the raid schedules in order to be not so burned out And honestly its great, I've finally start to touch my backlogs either game, movies, or some IRL delayed appointments Self care is important

I feel like FFXIV as a game is like a GCD. You have to weave at least a bit of other content in between to make the most of it xD (I hope this makes sense, I'm new to the game) About what you said, videos about any game you're trying while taking a break (or just playing in between) would be cool. Like, Baldurs Gate 3 is dropping soon, and I'm certainly will be dropping a few hundred hours there, at least xD Even non-game content, though. As long as you feel like doing what you're doing, I think people will still be here. I mean, I just got here today (subscribed moments before this video), even with the latest video being a month old. What made me 'stay' is the feeling of 'authenticity'. Don't know how to describe it better. And ofc, while we all may show just a fraction of ourselves out here, sometimes we just... resonate with some content? Like, the little jokes, PoV, etc. Anyway, rambled too much already. Should make a tldr, but now I'm just feeling lazy.

I think this is normal and fine I take extended breaks on and off all the time. Some longer than others. Especially if I don’t have a particular personal goal with the game at the time (Barring new patch releases or expansions). Or just plain boredom from complacency. I feel like if I never took breaks my relationship with the game would slowly turn into bitterness. Plus I’d never be able to work on my eternal backlog of other games as well. Great video Avy and I appreciate the transparency plus using your own experience as a PSA to other WoLs who may be really feeling it and need someone to tell them it’s okay to spend some time away from the game since FFXIV ain’t going nowhere.

This is the issue I have with FF14, after down Ultima and savage raids weeks ago it feels like the journey has ended and it feels bad since i do want to play more but there isnt much left to do, atm me grinding the new criterion duns for the mount but Im worrying after its done there wont be anything left for me :

I am going through such a phase right now and I only really come online to do the weekly normal dungeons and with my static the savage raids. But the rest of the time, I'm watching One Piece. I have been glued to FFXIV for nearly 3 years non stop and found myself not enjoying it much lately. I barely watched Anime during these past 3 years so I take this opportunity to watch one of my all time favorite Anime again. I don't want to lose my love for this game so I'm gonna take my time and enjoy something else until I have the urge to do something else again.

Do as you will, we're here for it!

I take very, very frequent long breaks from this game. But that means every time I come back I'm willing to jump into content. By long, I mean multiple months sometimes. There is always something waiting for you when you jump back in, there shouldn't be any shame in needing time off

Good message about burn out. I've been there many times, and I completely understand. As to what content I would like to see....no idea. 14 has so much you could do, or make videos on, I can't really say one thing in particular. You do you AvyCatte, and make what you want, and I'll check it out. Even the cringe stuff (I might turn the volume way down, and watch it in the dead of night, when no one can see...but I'll check it out.) I certainly have ideas for videos, and I've always wanted to be a content creator....but........I have no excuse...I just haven't done anything like that before. Do what makes you happy, and that's enough for me.

I've been playing consistently since AAR launched and I've taken plenty of breaks. Anything from a few days too a few weeks. It wasn't until midway through ShB that I had major burnout and didn't login for 8 months. It's okay to not play everyday, and the minute this hobby becomes like a second job that should be your que to take a step back. The games not going anywhere and will welcome you back when you are ready. And on a side note if you are worried about not being able to keep in contact with friends one solution could be Discord.

Are you in my head? I've been suffering burnout in FFXIV lately as well, but the idea of leaving the game breaks my heart, so I know I still love it, I just need to stop logging in full of "I should do this this this or that" in my head. I am working on logging in without a to-do list and trying to narrow down to one thing that's holding my attention at a time! Because there is still so much to do! But decision paralysis is also real! Thank you for this video!

Avy what shorts are you wearing

Played about a year 24/7 and have taken a break for 2-3 months now and I'm not sure when I'm going to go back because I want to play my SP games and other non sub games

I actively take breaks from ffxiv every few months that can last between a few weeks to a few months. Its not unhealthy to do other stuff. But i always come back because the content they post comes back around to being fun and new and exciting :D

as long as ur having fun, we'll also have fun watching u

I was subbed to FF14 pretty much the whole time from 2014 to 2020… I was mostly playing by myself, and any friends I tried to get on the game quit in less than a month, so I was bored and decided to play only once in a while for the story… I came back for Endwalker for a few months, enjoyed the story, tried to do savage and it was frustrating trying to find a static as well as do PF so I quit again… I think I’m happy with only coming back once in a while, even though it’s one of my favorite games.

I'm not quite on burnout, but I do notice I'm coasting a bit in XIV. I've been going back to some other games - did a replay of Super Mario Galaxy, and have been doing some multiplayer and solo on Terraria and Stardew Valley :). It does mean there's some things I'm slacking off on in XIV, but it's fine.

I took a break after burning myself out lvl all gatherers to lvl 90 and crafters to 50. A solid month and I’m back and better than ever!

Great video! 😂 I have yet to experience burnout, but I love that if I ever do, this game won't punish me for doing other things. ❤

I just came back from a 2 month break myself and now i have a bunch of things to catch up on so its great!

It has less to do with burn and more that the content the last patches has been extremely underwhelming. Also their housing demolition system contradicts all the excuses of, "devs wants you to take breaks", they sure want you to keep paying the sub, or else they’ll take your house. One of the worst types of fomo, other than their excessive mog station pushing lately as well.

I had to take a XIV break for about a month recently, too. Not because of burnout or anything like that, I still have far too much I want to do. But Tears of the Kingdom came out. :D

I ended up having to take a break about a month before you did, a lot happened to me and some people I used to know.. never been the same since and had to step away… I log in every now and again so I don’t lose my home.

i've been taking a break for the past year and i don't know if i wanna come back no.. i kinda do, but just for the story

When your subscription is inactive, do your retainers still sell the items that were for sale when you had a subscription on the market board?

No joke: me thinking that I want to play XIV but am burnt out? I play another Final Fantasy game. Kinda boring, but man, it helps. That being said, congrats on your break! It's so important to do, and it sets a good example for those of us viewing your videos, too. :3

I have taken breaks in ff14 starting in Stormblood due in part my dps of choice, machinist, getting totally gutted in that era of the game after it felt like it found it's place at the end of Heavensward. Since I have taken breaks on and off and honestly always come back to burn a lot of time on the game again. Thankfully ff14 is set up to not punish you for dipping out for a bit. Plus having the time to enjoy something is nice, like I have been diving in to ff16 and Dragonball The breakers. Really helps with changing the gameplay due to them not being tab targetting.

I’ve been just casually raid logging but I’m playing other games and just waiting for 7.0 expansion to play the new story but not doing extremes or ultimates. Just low on my priority and I’ll come back soon for expansion. But keeping sub active.

I took a break for a few months, missed a couple of major patches. I'm back now and it's super fun again!

This is why I never auto renew my sub. When my sub ends I usually come back when I get the email that my house will be demolished. Overall, I support breaks because the burn out is real. Nothing is worse then feeling like youre disliking a game you loved. Also when you finally come back it feels great because you missed it!

Up until last year I was playing Destiny 2 almost exclusively. It was almost exclusive because it had to be in order to get everything done before the content got removed. Not just out-dated, REMOVED. I quit D2 last year when I realised I hadn’t had much fun the entire previous season, and the new season was a boring grind. I moved on to XIV, which I’d tried to play since 1.0 but could never get into. My level 60 BLM was boring me so I bought an ARR story skip, picked up Gunbreaker because Gunblade go brrrr, and now I’m finally nearly through Endwalker. I’m actually happy it’s taken me so long. I’ve been able to play at my own pace, try out a bunch of other parts of the game, and most importantly enjoy the story without rushing through it. It’s such a joy to know that the only things I’ve really missed out on were the limited time crossovers, and the seasonal events from previous years. Everything to do with the core game is still here (barring those few things that were shuffled about a few patches ago). XIV is great because it doesn’t bank on FOMO. You can take a break whenever you want, and everything that releases between leaving and returning will still be there.

I can relate to this video a lot, especially with the burnout and as a FFXIV Content creator. Endwalker I think was the straw that broke the camel's back for me and I started to become really burnt out on the game, and I was the same way where I just subbed and logged in just so I had footage for videos/machinimas rather than being interested in the content, and I was starting to lose interest in it. But I don't wanna leave it forever because I do genuinely enjoy the game, and so I've been taking a step back and playing other games and branching out my content beyond FFXIV (I've been making quite a bit of Elden Ring videos lately xD) But it's good to know I'm not alone with this problem, I enjoy watching your content a lot and I look forward to seeing what you bring next! (FFXIV related or not!)

My strategy is that I only subscribe for about 2 months, then take a break for a month or two before going back in. It makes me miss the game enough to resubscribe and lets new content come out. Trust me, it’ll do wonders for you.

I'm big on the story and combat progression of ffxiv (don't really care for raids, and I'm not an RPer so I don't really do that stuff), and I'm taking a break from ffxiv atm. I'm still paying my sub incase I get the sudden urge to play, but I'm absolutely happy to pay my sub until they add more content. I have really enjoyed FFXIV, and hope to continue to enjoy it in the future. Breaks are welcome and recommended tbh. Burnout is real.

I've been kind of so-so about logging in, too. I LIKE the current MSQ, the relic grind actually looks kind of fun, I have to catch up on the Alliance raids, whose theme I love, and I haven't even TOUCHED the Pandemonium raids, and those look really cool too. But instead I just kinda loaf around the in-game house, stuck in a cycle of "maybe if I fantasia'd...", which isn't particularly healthy. I dunno. I think the spark will come back in due time, but for now it's sleeping.

Breaks are good. Have fun with whatever else you do! Video games (big Dark Souls fan here, so it would be fun to see someone else tackle it), board games (board games are in a sort of renaissance right now, and it can scratch the social itch of MMOs), book reading (drop a book review, it can mix things up!), learn to play the xylophone... so long as you enjoy yourself, you will find FFXIV more enjoyable when you're ready to jump back in.

Gods I feel the exact same thing for some reason. idk what to do to fix it.

I sat outt al of tier 2 in Endwalker, probably the best decision ive made in a long time with the game. Came back for the final tier and feel super energized.

I think taking a break in FF is easier compared to other games for many people because it isn`t as focused on endgame. If you think about it, the raiding community is rather small for an MMO. And that is certainly not a bad thing. Yoshi is propably very much aware of what FF is, what attracts people to it, and him telling people to take a break fits exactly in the image the game has and propably wants to have. I will say that I think unless you do alot of endgame content in an MMO you can take breaks from most of them. What is punishing in other games is your progression for the endcontent, but if you choose not to do that or not to go as far into it (for example: raiding normal or heroic in WoW takes less commitment compared to mythic ect.), it is totally fine. However it is clear that those developers don`t tell you to take a break - this might also be something that comes down to the mentality of the developer. Sidenote: If I am in a city in FF I also tend to look at glamours and adventure plates. And I guess people who put alot of effort into them do actually want someone to look at them. Most of the time there is no reaction, maybe they don`t even see what I am doing, but if someone does target me back, I mostly just wave at them. IF a conversation starts after that, I am totally fine with it. I personally only got a tell once in regards to my character/glam. I guess being a male character in this game doesn`t attract as many to look at you in the first place. Or my glam is just boring, that might also be the case.

I try to weave other games around so I don’t get burnt out. It’s a really big game so I don’t blame yoshi for being real and saying take a break lol. Doesn’t help that we’re between expansions and the last one was the absolute rollercoaster Endwalker lol. Good to take some time after that and relax fam lol

Also having some break from FF14 now that sub ran out for now. Might come back when the next MogStone event happens. I like the random convos and fashion on Prae.

Even with a new patch just released, I am only logging in to keep my house and do island upkeep... I don't want to loose my house and all the work/money that went into it so I gotta keep my account up... but that's it for now. I play other things, have fun elsewhere.

After ARR and the stories leading up to Heavensword, I haven't had the desire to play much myself. The break is necessary or maybe I won't enjoy Heavensword as much as I'd like to, so I'm waiting until I feel ready to go through more MSQ. Until then, I just visit to get MGP for about a minute with the Cactpot and then jump off.

I think most people who end up burning out seriously or even quitting for a long time are the ones that take the game too seriously, they feel the "need" to do anything and everything and they force themselves to login daily and do "something". I was like that for like the first year, I truly had a lot to do since I had just started the game, but there's few things that are truly "time gated", so you can take your time! Breaks are healthy (not too long if you have a house T_T)!

Yeah about a couple days ago I just quit. I've been playing quite a lot the last year but I think im going to take a month off and then get back to the crafting/daily grind.

It’s very important to take occasional breaks for FFXIV. What I do is take about 2-3 weeks when a new single player games comes out, or maybe just play through an old single player I haven’t played in a while again, then I’m usually ready to come back. I also force myself to play different roles/jobs everyday to keep the gameplay fresh. While RDM is my main and one true love, switching up seems to have kept me interested for over 2 years now and I have the attention span of a squirrel lol

Does.. AvyCatte.. Have a jiggle mod? 6:34 It doesnt do that in vanilla, does it?

Hmmm....I'd love to see your opinion about some of those games you're exploring rn. Also, nice to see you again. Hope you are doing well

No, I WILL NOT stop playing... I have a MEDIUM HOUSE... I have been levelling even the crafters to 90 and smashing my face on the keyboard to farm materia to pentameld... I even do Savage now...

My burnout was back during Stormblood, I was logging in for several hours every single day and just doing... nothing. Eventually I decided I needed to take a break from the game so I got a friend to make an alt and join my solo FC in order to keep my house from getting bulldozed. I let my subscription end and forbade myself from signing back up, I was gone for about 8 months and only rejoined a month before Shadowbringers released and since then I've been an extremely casual player. I only log in when I've got something specific in mind that I want to do and once I'm done with that if I don't feel like doing anything else then I just log out and play something else.

Tbh, I've played since Heavensward, and I've taken several breaks, sometimes for months. Although most of the time it's because there's another game that I'd rather play, like for instance Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom & FFXVI were my most recent games that I played & finished. That being said, Endwalker have had a quite weak endgame compared to previous expansions, for instance Shadowbringers had Bozja/Zadnor, and Stormblood had Eureka, there's been less to do overall in the game, which is fine, but previously we had more content for the endgame.

Im riding high in XIV with some big goals in the coming weeks, but when the burnout hit its good to take a break!!! Its healthy

FFXIV is my main MMO, but I also play GW2 when I take breaks from FFXIV. I'm generally a lot busier nowadays so I'm only subbed to FFXIV maybe 4 months out of a year now. GW2 doesn't have a sub fee; so there's no pressure to try play to everyday (although there is a daily login bonus but it doesn't reset if you miss days). Maybe I'll eventually get burnt out of GW2 as well, but for now I'm making the most of it and taking my time through the game, setting my own goals along the way rather than speed running through each expansion (although I did speed through some unlocks like the roller beetle and skyscale mounts).

I took a breaj from the game once, that was in 2015, I just got back to it about a month ago, new character falling in love with it again, have one buddy from back then that I'm running stuff with now

oh... oh the first few seconds were quite real O_O Im one of the "wow-refugee" players that jumped ship, theres still so so much I want to do in the game, but the paast few days Ive logged in and just stood in gridania just... not really being grabbed by any content... maybe I should take a break?

I'm pretty sweaty into the game with multiple ultimate clears in a very short amount of time but I'd say burnout is to be expected. What doesn't help too is that if you aren't a raider, frankly post game Endwalker has not been as excited for the content we have been getting as the other expansions. It's nice there's been a different variety than normal, however when I compare EW and SHB it's crazy how little I feel there is for most people.

always great to take a break. if you dont, its any game you play all the time will cause you to quit and never come back. a break is healthy :D i take breaks all the time. heck even in content creation :D

I'm glad I got a small house on the last 'housing rush' before they changed to the lottery system. I just had to wake up at 4 a.m. and sprint to the first open lot I saw and bought it! 🏡____🏃💨

I'm still pretty new to the game and am not bored of it, but life is busy, I can't commit to an MMO really but I missed that buzz I got from WoW dungeons and raids, FF14 is great if you need to drop out at any time and I can just pick it up when I have time. Always good to take a break if you get burn out though.

Yeah been playing Diablo 4 and Harvestella lately. Been trying to remind myself to login regularly because my FC leadership accidentally fell to me because the real leaders also burned out so I've been trying to maintain. Honestly that unexpected responsibility is a reason for my own burn out.

Been playing since 2013, currently in an on again off again kinda break lmao. I get spurts when I wanna log on and then I lose the desire too. 😅 Then I get it back. I played pretty much constantly for several years and it took some willpower to learn to log off

Yee I still have 6.3 stuff to do amongst many things in the game … but I am taking a break and playing guild war 2 . Past few months I have been burnt out . But I do log in to stay hi to friendos XD I def love ff14 but a break is good ❤️

I'm having the same issue for Genshin Impact. Been playing the game almost daily since 1.0 with around 700h in the game. I don't feel like the game is boring, I just got bored, as you said.

I've gone through many phases of burn out. I eventually come back to the game and still love it. it's okay to take breaks. the game will always be here for you to come back to

Burnout is a mixed bag, there's some who are and some who aren't, I fall in the no-burn out zone, but I still take mini-breaks from FFXIV to play other games, I've been enjoying Bayonetta as of late for example and I've been loving it and planning on playing It Takes Two with my bf. All of this while we're raiding, farming relics, crafting and more. 😊

you could try baldurs gate 3 thats what i been playing while taking a break from final fantasy 14 really fun

Yep, I'm burned out right now. I'll probably play more when 6.5 drops. Glad to see your videos tho.

I have a med house, that was a nightmare to acquire. Auto demo is a thing again. I CAN'T take a break. But I also just sign in for daily/weekly stuff for an hour or two and go on. Also glad you didn't say "Try Savage/EX content."

It is as you said, the game allows breaks and doesn't pressure you into playing constantly. However, I believe the issue behind the many complaints of people is the lack of content. XIV has been progressively pushing out less content with each patch since mid-ShB. Which is a shame, especially if you have ever played in Stormblood where you would always get two dungeons per patch, additional side content. Both a deep dungeon and an exploration zone (Eureka). Just comparing patches between Stormblood and Endwalker makes me a little sad. With XVI out, I just hope they'll focus on XIV again.

We have stickers, fire ants & it's 105°F so touching grass can be dangerous here. 🥵 🔥 🐜 🌾

about wht other content you can do maybe do Baldur's Gate 3 ? its going to release soon~ maybe give it a look or try if you havent already ?

Every so often I take breaks. So glad i have other games I like to play. Poking round Diablo 4, and Everquest TLP server Oakwynd. There are great games like BG3 and Remenant 2 coming out. Mind you the annual events will be coming back for a return in FFXIV. Looking forward to the anniversary event as this is year 10, and remember the 5 yr being awesome.

The weird thing honestly is that A LOT of people are burned out of FFXIV at once, which makes me think that it's not just a personal thing, it IS in fact the way the content is being released. I'm not complaining, I don't actually dislike it and I can just go play something else like a healthy person, but it's kinda weird to see. I like how respectful the game is with our time, but yet I miss having more grindable content that makes people want to log in RIGHT NOW!!!! Like bozja, in ShB was cool because there's a huge (optional) grind in a zone that makes a lot of people play together, and it was full of people while the relic was relevant. While the content being released right now is cool and I want to do it...I just don't want to do it right now and I know I won't be missing anything. I know I can do bozja today but it was a different feeling doing it while it was relevant, you know?

After playing nonstop from ARR beta till SB I took a two year break ( 2nd SB year / 1st ShB year ) came back to somehow enjoy the game even more. Take a break, is worth it.

Your humor with other games sounds fun! You do you and we will be here to watch the funnies