I think there needs to be a balance of extreme grinding and way too easy. A game is not fun if you sit and do something everyday for months trying to get one item or piece of gear. That is not content...that is just delaying content to be achieved and GATED. I like FFXIV because it has a fairly good mix and the grinding is not terribly bad for the most part and you actually feel like you are getting somewhere. Now they do have some aspects that feel like they get speeded through too fast and doesn't not really feel "good" but I think it will continually get better as they move along. I hope that this game goes for a very long time and becomes what we all hope it will be. I am in for the long haul but I do believe that the players that play these games is a dying breed...the younger generation want everything now and fast so that may not be a good sign for MMO's in general. I think it will take some time for that to come to be though.