Watch the video: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/13462

Now count how long it takes for actions to occur AFTER the player has pressed the hotkeys on the bar. It takes at least a second or two for the actions to occur. Look at how long it takes the player to get into battle mode and engage the mob. In fact, there's such a delay that the player is GLIDING to the mob while engaging. It is not seamless and fluid. I understand you're a hardcore FF fan, but so am I. It doesn't mean everything about the game is perfect just because it's called Final Fantasy. I'm pretty sure that over 70% of the player base that they lost agrees with me. Keep defending it as much as you like, but a bad game is a bad game. I'm still here because I have hope for it and I hope that they make it better.