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>I don't really understand what happened
People are over the stale content cycle, same ShB-era fight design, and jobs feeling like glorified glamour at this point, it's why most of the people quitting are what I'd consider the old guard (ARR/HW-era players, soon to become SB players). These players are by far the most vocal of the community as they're truly, deeply passionate for the game, which is part of the reason why the doom-posting surrounding Dawntrail has gone on for so long (and will likely continue).

XIV's problems are systemic, they've been systemic since the very beginning of ARR, and we're finally seeing the results of almost a decade of negligence as everything comes to a head. They have one chance to really revitalize the game before what is currently a trickle turns into a bloodbath and it's basically hinging on the job rework and whether they change up the content they're offering from launch to the end of next expansion. If they manage to stick one and not the other, the trickling will continue, but they'll likely be saved from a total bloodbath.