using this as a review of a realm reborn

there isnt really anything bad about the game, but nothing about it was especially good.
most of the story was nothing
the gameplay was shallow
the characters, with the exception of alphinaud, were barebones
some of the patches were alright (mainly everything leading up to heavensward, 2.4-2.55) and i loved the parting glass
but thats pretty much the only parts of ARR that did anything at all for me