Here's the reason I liked FFXI. It was a huge world with total immersion. I had memories. There were hard times and things that had to be overcome. There were trials and errors. Wins and losses. Adventures. Things to explore. Huge rewards at the end of the path.

There is none of that in this game. now everything is handed to us on a silver platter. SE may as well have just made FFXIV a facebook game.