My prediction: ffxi is old and outdated, doesnt have that huge of a player base compared to other pay to play mmos and is otw out the door. why else would they gimp the entire game, not just one or two aspects of it, but the ENTIRE game, at the same time they overpower all their players? will ffxiv v2 be good enough to take its place? Hopefully, its sure on the way to becoming something good, but only time will tell.

and btw I really do hope I get to eat crow on this if they ever fix what they broke because I do love ffxi and miss playing it daily. now Im on maybe an hr or 2 a week, if that.