umm funny coinsidence? (sorry spelling bad due to cat in lap.)
So after finding out the code name for ffxiv was "project rapture" I just had to laugh. I think this may have "doomed" the game from the get go.
Now again i'm jusr being silly so don't flame me for saying the above.
picture this
It was lead by a man with a clear view. A mmo to break the normal mmo rules. Like a system where players had the ability to switch classes on the fly, as to just change their weapon. The ability to create a class using various skills you learned. This man had a clear vision which soon riddled with a draw back. Players over did it and no longer felt special. The man no longer could control the masses and (forceable) steped down. A new rise of power with in the mmo, a person who knew what was needed. A clear focus and control. He knew how to talk to the masses. And sweeten them up.
This sequance of events also sound like bioshock. Almost to a tee. :)