Quote Originally Posted by Wrenu View Post
man i feel this game is going to keep copying WoW and that's going to suck a lot. I'm hoping i'm wrong, but they've announced a lot of things that seem like they're trying to be like WoW and I can't stand that game.
I hate to be the bearer of bad news; however, before A Realm Reborn even launched, Yoshi-P specifically cited World of WarCraft as an example of the formula he was using to design Final Fantasy XIV.

This is very likely the reason you're noticing a lot of similarities.