Want to know what my real, secret fear is?

I'm really afraid that everything we loved about 1.23 was what had been planned by Tanaka and team for eventual release. I'm really afraid that what we have in 2.0 is the best the current dev team can do. I'm afraid that the lackluster story and the pattern based, repetitive combat is the best we're going to get. I'm afraid that FFXIV will never rise above what it currently is, and will forever remain a plastic, soulless, linear world full of shinier gear with the same boring stats.

*sigh* That's what I'm afraid of, and that's why I keep coming back to see if anyone else feels as disappointed as I am. That's why every time the dev team responds to our feedback with a change, I almost become hopeful again, until the next set of patch notes.