let me be clear on one point, i don't say that everything that have done FF11 is bad, but a lot of the game was simply a way to make people loose time.

here it's the general feeling of what we did get, we aren't playing, we are waiting for be allowed to play. and when we get to play, it's either boring and mindless (grindfest) or simply ridiculous (zergfest).

i think they try really hard to stick to the three month between each patch and some stuff needed more time. when it come to the rest, they do use the easy way out. the relic quest wasn't hard nor long to make, nor the crafting/gathering grind.
same the hunt wasn't that hard easier, they only have take out the FATE UI and add long respawn monster there and there, actually the systeme is soo poor that it's shocking. the difference in the quality of the feature let me think something had other priority.
i will have wish they did wait another 1-2 month for make us a better system than bring this and say, no it work as intended, when even player say that the balance of the game is all broken because of them choice.