All the people complaining about Anima system aren't casual players and this IS a game for casual players too. They should play FFXI instead FFXIV. If people don't like FFXIV and the path it's taking just don't play it.

I've been playing FFXI for 6 years almost every day for several hours per day (sometimes up to 8-10), just because I was able to do it. Now I'm not, and I need a game kinda different of that, and FFXIV is the game that fits perfectly. Now I have just few hours to spend per day and I need a game that take the most of my free time. If I would have 7-8 hours to spend per day I'd keep playing FFXI.

I trust in SquareEnix, they did a GREAT job with FFXI and I'm sure they will do the same with FFXIV over time. I'm sure this will be a great game for casual players and non-casual in the future.