If you want XI back, what do you do in here? >>http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxi/ The game is still running you know.

As for taking a chance, the game already used it. It failed. When you can't be original on certain game aspects, don't try. SE learned its lesson for the UI and we are now getting a standard UI that will do the job, even while being less original.
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Can't be that terrible? Yeah first AAA MMO in the history which went completely free for months while a pay to play model was announced. Even Wada-san saying it caused damage to the whole franchise. Not terrible you said? Half of the dev team changed few months after release. What is terrible then? You just have low expectations I think.