This article is harmless to FFXIV. People who wanted to play will still play. Those who never wanted to play wont. MMOs cant be pictured acurately through any form of review like standard single player games can. Discerning gamers realize that easily. This article is simply a first impressions opinion piece and frankly does not deserve half the attention its getting.

Side notes:
  • They were not given much time with the game as part of the media tour. And on an empty dev server most likely. Not much to build an acurate opinion on.
  • I'm glad GW2 is used for comparaison. Wow is behind now. New bars have been set. We must criticize XIV for any lacks under new standards and direction.
  • No, you do not breach an agreement (NDA) to which you did not expilcitly agree to be bound to. The media was given express permission to report on the current state. That was the whole purpose of the media tour.