WoW isn't the enemy. Player boredom is.

Whether FFXIV suffers the same fate as WoW will depend the the adaptivity of YoshiP and company.

Blizzard stubbornly stuck to their raid or die mindset where the entire game is build around raiding. WoW continues its slow but steady demise.

Many players over the weeks have suggested what they hope to see - primarily the "it's the same as 2.0" threads. YoshiP and friends can follow WoW in steplock into the grave with the "themepark of raids" philosophy or take our suggestions and requests into consideration.