Is this really FUN in 2012 ?! A reassuring Dev's answer if possible?

[Dragonheart]

While I will sometimes say this as a joke, it really isn't a valid response. A lot of people play this game because they love Final Fantasy. They want to support the game and they'd like to see it succeed. They would like to see it become more respectable and for it to be as enjoyable as possible. It's because they love the brand and the game that they stick around, and it's their support that contributes to keeping the game going.

Right. I have left friends that i met 7-8 on XI (then wow) years ago for keep playing this game.. You can't simply say go back and play WoW ... I have high expectation for 2.0 ... And i hope that it will really succeed... But for this we need modern mechanics... So i'm sorry but i can say 100 times, atm the whole game feels "old" and i know that some niche players like it even in the realease status >.> ... But a game can't stay alive with 10,20,30k players... So they need to make something of completely new, offcourse i don't want a wow clone (i never said this), but some of his mechanics are a standard.. So we need them.

[Coglin]

Right. I have left friends that i met 7-8 on XI (then wow) years ago for keep playing this game.. You can't simply say go back and play WoW

You sure can. I see post after post of people claiming that "X" situations needs to be more like "Y" situation in FFXI or WoW, including youself. Unless you stop that behavior yourself, as well as forcing others to stop it, then you don't even have the right to tell others they shouldn't tell you to go back to it.