I don't see why people are doubting that ARR is quest oriented above all else.. And there are people arguing that it should only be questing?

What are you trying to do? Do you want people to leave? Do you want even less people to play this? I'm not going to stay if the game bores me. I haven't seen anyone asking for grind party levelling only, stop making silly assumptions that that's what we're asking for.

I bought Final Fantasy XIV knowing that the game would be different from other MMORPGs, and that it offered more than just questing. To be completely honest, if you didn't know that Final Fantasy XIV wasn't going to offer a World of Warcraft experience, then you really don't research very well.

If the final product is a WoW clone, and there was a way I could get my money back, I would ask for my money back.

I didn't pay for a WoW clone that restricts me to questing. I paid for a game that offered a unique experience that allowed me to do what I wanted to do in a fantasy world.

I will not stay subscribed just because it's a Final Fantasy game. If I'm not willing to, then I don't doubt there will be others like me too.