I hate comparing this game to FF XI because it isn't trying to be FF XI but -

[Susanoh]

Aaand herein lies the problem with all these ridiculous threads. Once again we have someone comparing a game with 5 years of level capped content to one with 3 months of it. It honestly AMAZES me that it still needs to be pointed out how terribly skewed this comparison is, and how insane the expectation is as a result.

Why do people so completely and utterly lack perspective?

The original poster actually talks about this in his first post, the same one you quoted that line from.