FFXIV is too simplistic and bland

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Ya because they had horrible advertising is really the only reason it flopped

Actually... even the people that played it where overwhelmingly savage to it. And the team itself was not happy with the product and considered it a nearly impossible mess to fix even before launch.
Check out this excellent 3 part documentary about 1.0.
https://youtu.be/Xs0yQKI7Yw4