What does FFXIV offer for you?

To keep it simple, wanting to check with folks what is in FFXIV that addresses their preferences

For me:

  • Battle content: I like the combat of FFXIV. I have tried other online games, and this is the one that I came to enjoy the most
  • Raid environment: I enjoy blind progging EXs, and I look forward to doing Savage and Ultimate raids. Compared to other raid environments, FFXIV offers me consistency in the mechanics, boss tells, interesting puzzles and a way that the fight themselves keep me engaged
  • Crafting/Gathering: The gathering, crafting and related activities (societies, custom deliveries, crystalline mean/studium/wachumeqimeqi) are very enjoyable for me and I have a lot of satisfaction from participating in them
  • Story and lore: I am still engaged in the story, and I have several theory threads for where things are going. Beyond the base story, the lore given to the player is well-detailed, with even several mundane items having lore descriptions and a way to insert them into the worldbuilding that other games simply don't. I like FFXIV's lore a lot.
  • Treasure maps: I don't do them regularly but every time I do them with friends, I have a very enjoyable time.
  • PvP: I started doing PvP after the introduction of Crystalline Conflict, and I simply like it a lot. I have reached Platinum, and I want to eventually reach Crystal
  • Yellow quests: I have done all of the available yellow quests in the game, and many of them were very enjoyable, especially for the reason of giving a glimpse of more aspects of the worldbuilding and lore
  • Field Operations: I have enjoyed Eureka and Bozja a lot, and I look forward to the next iteration in 7.25
  • Player time scheduling: Basically, I don't have a list of things to do every week in order to stay on gearing schedule like I had to do on other games. This allows me to simply play the game a lot less in weeks where I'm taking my time to play other games I also enjoy. This kind of freedom is something I have wanted for years, and I feel really satisfied with it ever since I started playing FFXIV
  • Glamour: although it's not something I have spent much time on after hitting max level on most of my jobs, whenever I have an idea for a glam I enjoy a lot that the game gives me a good framework to create that look with my character
  • Housing: housing is a big point for FFXIV, as it allows, even with Apartments and FC Rooms, to create environments that can be really interesting to tell stories, like abandoned library rooms, or coffee shops that would be located in snow mountains

What does FFXIV offer for you?