SP nerfed. We were lied to.

[Atoli]

Plus they need to make people stay longer in this game... what better way than to slow down the speed of ranking up a little?

Slowing it down to 12 years to get to rank 50, as someone pointed out? Sounds a bit harsh to me..
But at least it's a safe way to get people pissed at you.
I'm not that far yet, but I'm not happy with these changes, either.
Quests may be a great way for ranking up in other games, which have tons of quests, but FFXIV hasn't.
So if it's so easy and even better than before to rank up, tell us some solid facts on how to do it.