There is something to be said about companies that try to push the genre forward and I'm glad FFXIV is trying to do that. I was very very bored with Rift and constantly felt like everything had been done before.

I just want to say this to the developers, build upon the lessons learned from FFXI and you'll do fine. You had alot of great concepts and idea there, don't toss them out just for more mass market appeal. You're client base will come from people who love Final Fantasy and those who are tired of the current MMO trend.