The OP's post and following 'white knight' replies remind me of 1.0 launch all over again. /facepalm

Instead of settling for mediocrity, let's challenge SE to release something that's full blown instead of bare bones.

I have no doubt 2.0 will be miles better than 1.0 launch (not hard) yet let's not just jump on the 'whatever SE gives us, we will love' bandwagon mindlessly. THIS is what caused 1.0 to fail more than anything else. You had a group of white knighters with their heads in the sand - people that were going to play FFXIV no matter what - and then the rest of the consumer base going what the crap is this?

Its not people on this forum that need to be convinced to play - its everyone ELSE! And SE is going to have to launch with something fantastic to recover from all the ill-will it garnered in 2010.