Considering that the majority of complaints about FFXIV over the last year and a half consisted mostly about the game not being more like WoW, (or a direct clone of FFXI) I would say the author's argument is quite valid. It seems that people immediately criticize a new MMO as bad if it isn't a WoW clone, but they will still label the game as bad regardless, because it is a WoW clone. This mindset seems to have spread to game critics as well, valididating the author's other argument: that the MMO market has gone from quality games for mature gamers, to bad-quality games made with idiots in mind.