I can't wait to play 2.0. I'm not interested in playing past the 11th because that is when the story ends. Giant meteor falls, big plot stuff, awesome ending cutscene that will set the stage for 2.0, pop credits, done. Then I can take a break from MMORPGs for a few months and take in post-Sixth-Astral-Era Eorzea in stride.

And they're not going to lose the playerbase. Too many people who beat Darnus/are trying their hardest to beat Darnus and are now too knee-deep in the plot to get out now. That, and all of the comments on game sites and forums about people who will come back for 2.0 or actually try the game once its released.

But hey, my opinion doesn't matter as much. If the majority of people want the game to be up like some alternative to second life, let it be. For a lot of people it's already like that so I don't get the problem.