Over the last few months, FFXIV has improved drastically since its inception. The producers are smack in the middle of doing even more drastic changes to make the game what it should have been from the start. One thing is for certain, and that is that they have a fire under their ass and are burning the midnight oil to make this game work.

So yes, the original game definitely sucked bad, but the current flavor is a lot better. Is it perfect now? No... but it is getting there. It's a lot more fun (to me) and original than all the WoW clones other companies keep spewing out *cough*Rift*cough*.

Should you get it now? Well that is really best left in your own hands. They are currently working on overhauling all of the classes and leveling system, so you may wish to wait until they finish that. Or, jump in with the rest of us and have fun now. Or, get a WoW clone. I mean it's still free every month, so if you hate it you're only out your original investment... but that is your money so you'll have to make the decision on whether to spend it or not. I can only point out what I know from playing the game from day 1 to now.