My impressions, after reading this thread in its entirety:

I long for the day where the FFXIV community gets to a size where I can more easily tune out all this drama and narcissistic wanking. As much as I can try ignoring it, it still shows up all over these forums and in town shouts

ON TOPIC:

EFF YEAH MASAMUNE! Can't wait to see all the new people after the merger, hopefully the game feels a bit more lively with the increased populations on servers. Woop Woop! :3