Originally Posted by
Spira
im not so sure about the content cycle thing. my assumption was that each expansion cycle is essentially a content cycle.. because 3.0 and 4.0 will be a lot more asset creation heavy than all the 3.x and 4.x in between. To say 3.0 and 3.1 is one cycle and 3.2 to 3.3 is another is to essentially disregard the amount of time and resources put into zone creation, job quests from current to new level cap, abilities, animations, leveling quests, which you simply do not get in the in-between patches.
The scale and quantity of dungeon areas in non-base patches pales in comparison to the content that was added before it, and those subsequent patches don't actually offer more or anything in lieu of that.