The last two "cons" on your list are what helped make the game more popular than it was. I come from XI and 1.0, and I'm excited and love the changes to a more modern MMO.

I think the game has it's flaws and a lot of your cons I agree with, but I think it's on par and in some cases the better game out there. Especially since it's vanilla and the subs are still holding at least for now. We'll see in a few months.