But what makes FF great? I dispise X and love XII, don't think much of VII but love IX and like VIII. Should SE make FFs like those then? Then you won't like it. But if they make it like X or VII again, I won't like it!

So you can't really say they should make it like this or like that FF. There will always be someone to complain, and people who don't like this particular one just have to deal with it and move on to another game, because the game's out and nothing will change. Pray the next one will be more to your tastes, which is debatable since XIV is already hated purely for being MMO. Or look at other games out there. There are other RPGs on both PS3 and 360 by now, so it's not as if FF is the only choice.

Or keep playing the classics, if they're that fantastic and unsurpassable. *shrugs*
Thing is, some people will start with XIII and think of it as the best one in the series, just like some think VII is the best and like I think III (NES/DS) is the best. BUt you don't see me complaining the recent FFs aren't like III.

I want crystals, jobs and floating continents, damn it!

As for flaws... Getting gil is just too damn hard in this one. It was tough in XII, but XIII went way overboard with it.