I think runescape is probably the grindiest game i've played, i know, its runescape but come on, it takes on average 30days of playing 10-15 hours a day to max 1 skill to 99. Some skills take 2-3 months (slayer, runecrafting..well not now due to the mini games).

Not sure how long ff14 grind is, and in a way i'm glad it's long, i hate games where the grind is "make one item...ding a level" it's kinda annoying, people should have to work towards being able to make crafted gear, just as long as the devs don't kill the crafting by making crafted gear obsolete, thats all i ask .