The only question I have is how dedicated are they to making FFXIV a success. What I mean by that is there a possibility after another 6 months the game is abandoned due to loss in player amounts?

Only real reason I ask this is because the game even if it has these miracle patches has a really really bad reputation right now. With quite a few new MMOs on the horizon even some of the biggest FF fans will leave to play these. Can FFXIV survive the onslaught of new MMOs and how much time and money is SE willing to put into what could be an MMO that can never recover from such a terrible launch. I really want to know how dedicated SE is to FFXIV.