I have plenty of exams at the start of the new year so it's actually better if I study at the end of the year instead of playing FFXIV
I always un-sub for exams anyways but it comes with the bad feeling of missing something and it's always a hassle to get back into the game after a 1-2 month long period of absence.
With servers being down I know I'm not missing any content, no new people who I don't know joined the LS, etc.^^

I want this game to succeed so it needs proper testing, but still I hope they won't take too long otherwise people will start to lose interest and become too attached to the game and community they've played with during the down time (in GW2, Tera, or whereever).