I had previously played for a long time WoW, Aion then, a little Tera and even alluded to other MMOs. But (thanks to my friend) I'm stuck with FF XIV and I must say that the makers have put a lot of love and detail into play. Already in the Alpha and Beta I was allowed to participate and was able to observe and follow every Entwicklungsschrit.
For my version: I have the CE version soon and could come in days before the game already. For the developers it was quite good, they look after the few days where they can fix their mistakes. The in-game items are delightful. The artbook beautifully bound, the artwork cards I do not want to unpack;) and the rest I can say: reasonable for the price.
Yoshida Naoki and his team, I wish a lot of success with the restart of FF XIV!