I guess you folks who enjoy the game need to get to blogging, maybe start a website that gets tens of thousands of hits a day to combat these unfair depictions of FFXIV.

Do any of you expect the other sites who rated FFXIV so poor at the begining to actually "see the light" in the next 6 months or so before PS3 release?

I think luke warm reviews are the best FFXIV can expect untill they completely trash the current UI and make it very user friendly, completely overhaul combat and make it fun, add an auction house and add lots more content...LOTS. This game over a year after release doesnt have nearly as much content as some MMOs released 5-10 years ago AT THEIR RELEASE.