FFXIV is becoming a grind fest with little enjoyment.

[Galibier]

There are a huge number of different core combat systems an MMO could use. /snip

Alright, lets say you aren't being myopic and the mere fact it uses a point and click UI interface at it's core somehow makes it a close (since the way you hit those buttons, combos and such is indeed fundamentally different. Games are far more than their UI. As the above picture shows, just because both of those are roller coasters does not make them even remotely the same. You ignore EVERYTHING else that is different about the game to whip out the easy trope "I have issues with this game s call it a WoW clone." Using your logic, no car has been it's own unique animal since at least the Model T.

Also Disney v Six Flags is simply silly. Instead lets look at Disney World and Universal Orlando. That is where you need to apply the analogy because they are... analogous. They have many of the same fundamentals however each has a VERY different feel to them.

[Galibier]

Whenever someone says "WoW Clone!!!!" I want to ask "do you know what that means?" A clone, in this context, would be something that delivers a near identical experience in every way, the feeling of the world, the story, game play, etc. FFXIV has some VERY distinct differences, just like the alleged WOW Clone Rift did, case in point, the soul system. At best we can call these games, siblings, cousins etc.

The Warframe your mention made me laugh as it proved my point. You say it is unique. Here is a comment from Gamezone"If you already enjoy games like Monster Hunter which require you to farm for items in order to craft better ones, Warframe follows that very same formula, except with much more satisfying and faster paced combat." So OMG it's a Monster Hunter Clone... oh wait no it's not.