Please do not compare FFXI and Eureka. They are nothing alike.

The grind, while overwhelming in FFXI, was much more bearable and even enjoyable due to a lot of factors (combat system, side progresion, accomplishment feeling, purpose, social aspect).

And the grind is pretty much the only aspect vaguely similar to FFXI.

In Eureka the ratio grind/fun/reward weight heavily in favor of the grind.
You can't expect people to enjoy hours and hours of grind, with a gameplay that make you push a lot of buttons, without thinking, without pausing, without chatting, against boring trash.
With a death penalty that is much worse than in FFXI.
With virtually no rewards at all beside cosmetics.

No, I welcome difficulty, I'm ok with grind, but with the right gameplay and the right rewards.

I loved FFXI's grind despite all it's flaws and I absolutly HATE Eureka.

I'm one of those persons who would like to see stuffs from FFXI brought in FFXIV. - But. Not. The. Worst. Parts. Of. It. -