I don't really know about any of this being much against FFXIV. If players don't like combat in general, then a game like FFXIV literally just isn't for them, and I don't really see that as criticism against FFXIV. I don't play a lot of genres of games. I suppose they could have bought boosts to skip a lot of it, and go straight into crafting/gathering, and stay for the social aspect, but beyond that, combat is an integral part of FFXIV.
Cozy games are and can be fun too though! Even more so when you can customize and make outfits for your characters (for me)!
I am sure that game will probably be pretty fun. Regardless, we should get more battle content for ffxiv. I'd really like to be able to use my max level characters or skills more (actually having to heal at times would be nice).
