As much as I'd like to be playing, I can't due to the end of the semester/year nearing and final projects already being assigned. Though if I had the time, I'd be playing with my LS, doing leves and crafting, and talking to them on Mumble (which I still do regardless of being in-game or not).
I guess the main reason that I still even consider playing is that most of my close friends from FFXI are here now, and many of them are in my LS. Other than that, I'm sure Yoshi-P can really polish the game up to surpass the players' expectations. The new dev team's determination (especially after what has been happening in Japan) is a pretty good indication that this game will get a hell of a lot better as the year progresses.