I agree too. The "if xiv is so engrossing and great...why are you even here at all taking a break from it?" part is how I feel about the two games.
I'm personally not taking a break. I love FFXIV, but I also love FFXI too much to simply just quit or replace it. Other people simply play a lot of games and don't want to be tied down to just one forever. These people are taking a break from their game for simple variety, not because they're unhappy with the game they're playing.

All that said, it saddens me when this simple "game preference" becomes a sort of Civil War, with FFXI and FFXIV players taking sides and launching atacks on eachother. This brings me great sorrow. Also, it is silly. They are both computergames. It is like declaring war on somebody because they prefer a different Pizza Topping to you. You both love Pizza, but they like extra tomatoes, and you don't. Thats FFXI and FFXIV. We should all just enjoy our favourite Pizzas lol!
This is definitely a statement I can get behind. I'm tired of the hostility.