Pooky: You get that when the game director came from WoW and DAoC pretty much. I'm not saying that out of a disrespect but he is not objective. I can almost bet the 300m gil that I have on my character that he is trying hard to get the WoW market gamers to FFXIV its working for now since the WoW people need the envoirmental change. When Blizzard releases their new MMORPG FFXIV will get pretty empty and its just us Legacy players here some FFXI players and some I guess who like FFXIV that will remain.
This marketing plan is paying the bills ALOT its working and is generating an insane cash flow. Question is how far are you willing to go with just focusing on subscribers and killing the actually heart and gameplay that makes FFXIV so special?
I dont mind the grind I just dont want to be punished for grinding I want to be rewarded. I don't appreciate that its so little content in here aswell. Actually the content wouldnt be little if the game wasnt so easy to complete and finish.