The Final Fantasy XIV Patch 7.3 details and trailer were released earlier today, and most fans seem to agree that the update's offerings are disappointing. Patch 7.3, titled The Promise of Tomorrow, will bring an end to the Dawntrail expansion storyline. Along with the narrative closure, the patch brings the routine content additions, like a new dungeon, a new trial, and new gear sets. That familiarity is turning into fatigue, as fans harshly criticize the state of the MMO.
In a Reddit thread by WeirdIndividualGuy, fans are blasting the quality of the content being added in 7.3, with most saying there is little to no excitement to be found in this update. Others are going even further and are suggesting the game has passed its prime, like BardicPaladin, who wrote, "I think it's just time for a new MMO."
FFXIV has seemingly hit a period of stagnation, with the structure of each patch update being almost identical to previous expansions. The new update will add several main story quests and cutscenes, one new dungeon, one new trial, and a new deep dungeon. For a free update, that sounds great on paper. The problem for a lot of fans lies in...