Ironically, if this game WAS built to be just like FFXI as so many people wanted, but cut as many corners as it did, it would STILL have been a much worse game than XI is, and let's face it, most people aren't particularly big fans of that game either.

It doesn't need XI's ideas to be good, it needs strong direction and it's own modern content. It has the technological capability to do far more than FFXI, so please stop trying to limit it's potential.