OMG SOMEONE ON THE INTERNET DOENS"T LIKE WHAT I LIKE /RAGE

Seriously, get over yourselves.

The article poses serious concerns and valid remarks;

1) What's new? Does FFXIV pose anything new to the MMO genre? Does it have to?
------A: No. Nothing is "new" persay, and I don't think it has to reinvent the wheel. Plenty of people (myself included) will play simply if the game is a "standard MMO" based in Final Fantasy worlds/lore.

2) Why does that horrible "insert quest item to trade" mechanic exist?
------A: Yoshi confirmed in one of the latest interviews that it was meant to get people to slow down and think about what they were doing. I too think this is an obtuse mechanic in generic kill quests -- but in story quests I understand the purpose. I get where the developers wanted to make people think about it, but I also come from a realist point of view where it is incredibly obtuse.

3) The article continues to praise the character creator, which we know was god awful in 1.0, and continues by stating that the writer wants to CONTINUE PLAYING -- with less trouble.

What you should get from this article is that XIV is NOT TRYING TO REINVENT THE WHEEL, if you think it will, you're in for a rude awakening.