Ok, maybe I was a little harsh about this expansion. It's not that bad, but it tries way too hard to make up for "shortcomings" with ACP that weren't actually there.
First of all, it's longer than ACP. ACP can be done in 4-6 hours. Moogle Kupo d'Etat took me about 3 days.
Likewise, the tasks are much harder as well. The Quicksand Caves Seed Afterglows aren't that hard, but they're considerably more tedious and time-consuming. And instead of the huge climb up Delkfutt's tower, the last set of "mini-games" are a bunch of puzzles.
It's really not so hard to level up when you have something to look forward to. PUP has so many little milestones--the various Automaton AIs, increased access to anything that remotely resembles DD gear, and that adorable, but all too garish artifact armor.
Let's face it: outfitting a martial artist in a traffic-cone orange blouse is criminal. Whatever defensive value a plunging V-neck shirt could possibly have I am still trying hopelessly to reconcile.
Even so, I can't resist its sheer cuteness, and adding to that a tiny caliph that follows you around and dances on command makes it all the more irresistible.
Even more adorable are oddities like this:
Hello, 900 damage Weapon Skill/Skill Chain in a level 55 sync party, and that wasn't even with Daze, the Tier 2 Automaton Weapon Skill.