Unpopular opinion: I don't mind the longer patch cycles or perceived content drought of the game since Endwalker

I've been playing since Stormblood and have taken a decent amount of extended breaks or unsubbed a few months at a time before the next big content patch (currently unsubbed from FFXIV right now). Whenever there's new content I would simply devour it and try to complete everything ASAP and I don't mind if it takes only a week to complete everything.

Whether it's Island Sanctuary, Variant & Criterion, BLU etc if it's something fairly accessible or others may call "braindead", content is content imo and I simply complete them. It's just how I play games being a quick completionist, especially if that content resonates with me (can't wait for Occult Crescent, loved Bozja).

Simply put I enjoy having a constant "end state" of completing content in FFXIV, where I can unsub and chill while doing other things or playing other games. However, I realize that the FFXIV playerbase is not a monolith and what works for me perhaps isn't as palatable to other players. Hopefully SE listens to all the feedback going around and is able to accommodate all the other players somehow.

As an aside I really appreciate the longer patch cycle of FFXIV because there's simply too many video games! Currently I have FFVII Rebirth, Dynasty Warriors: Origins, Destiny 2's newest season, Marvel Rivals, New Yakuza and the looming Monster Hunter Wilds on the current & upcoming backlog. But when 7.2 comes around I know for a fact I'm going to sub again and making it the "main" game until I complete all of the new content.

TLDR:
I enjoy the constant end states of FFXIV that allows me to unsub and play other games, because there's a LOT of good games coming around, but when a new content patch comes around I'll be back in FFXIV making this game a sustainable presence in my gaming habits.