I personally simply do not trust professional reviewers, though, and prefer to count on my friends's reviews. They're a diverse enough bunch that we get information about al sorts of games.

Not everyone can be as blessed as I am, though.

(that said, yes, i'd say that XIV is... Pretty low there in comparison to other MMOs, then again it's WiP state is unique as well. I seriously do not hold any grudge against anyone who leaves the game to join only on 2.0 at all, or those who got so traumatized they simply won't)