FFXI had a lot of good key points that work great for ffxi and should have in FFXIV from the start. The problem with ffxiv is my city means noting to me at rank 30 i never see my homeland again it noting for me my race means noting to me also. Unlike FFXI where each city hold it own race and it own rules and it own key storyline i feel that ffxiv should just have done the same.

FFXIV may not be FFXI but us FFXI players know that FFXIV could have done better if they copy more from FFXI. I know a lot of FFXI players who would have not mind a full clone of ffxi. The matter is FFXI worked and many stuff could have easy been use for ffxiv.

Reason why ffxiv fail at release because it's like they learn noting from ffxi.