So I was looking at some old 1.0 videos and after watching this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGdz1gjQPrE

I came to the realization that we have really come a long way! I don't know why, but I'm just now fully realizing how much of a great game FFXIV 2.0 is! I can't wait for 2.2 and future updates!