I've played FFXI for several years, and I also played WoW for more than I'd like to admit. I agree that I don't want the game to be a part-2 of FFXI, but you would think that they would have learned what worked and what didn't.

I understand that they want to be completely new, and unique. But the wheel is round for a reason. If people stopped complaining that adding a feature or two that previous MMO's had would "make it a clone," then we might get somewhere.