Even as a PVP regular, I'd loathe the idea. I have too many friends who don't PVP I'd have to leave behind in order to transfer, and I don't think I could stomach leveling another alt through the MSQ--especially a DPS.

Saying what is or isn't Final Fantasy is very short-sighted. FFXIV already broke from the gameplay mold by becoming an MMO instead of a single-player, turn-based RPG and changing its storytelling style with different cutscenes and much more "mundane" content to allow it to function as an MMO. Just because you don't enjoy a game mode doesn't mean that nobody should be able to enjoy it.