Final Fantasy XIV is not Final Fantasy X, or XII, or XV. It doesn't need to be any of those. It just needs the 'look/feel' of a Final Fantasy game.

Final Fantasy XI is not World of Warcraft, or Star Wars: The Old Republic, or Everquest, or Ultima: Online. It doesn't need to be any of those. It just needs the 'look/feel' of a Final Fantasy game.

Final Fantasy XIV is NOT Final Fantasy XI. If version 1.0 was more XI-ish in game play, I can see why it failed its first incarnation.

I can attest to the fact that Final Fantasy XIV is NOT World of Warcraft. I play WoW. When I started to play FFXIV it was BETTER than World of Warcraft.

We'll see how FFXI shapes up, assuming I can actually get used to the non-standard controls.