Quote Originally Posted by Sephr View Post
FFXI was a niche-game that failed to continue to attract customers due to the fact it was challenging to get into and required a huge amount of actual work before you could call it fun.
The things you stated were just minor inconveniences that have been alleviated, you'll get used to them in time and they really aren't that big a deal considering how much fuss is being kicked up.
Perhaps you failed to notice that FFXI was a highly successful game. It had its ups and lows and it never approached WoW player numbers, but it was still one of the most successful mmorpgs around. Heck, it still is...maybe.