1.0 had high ambition and no execution. ARR has no ambition and high execution.

Effectively, 1.0 was an interesting footnote in MMO history that approached (but never achieved due to its early death) excellence toward the end of its life. ARR is just kind of a forgettable, shameless, mediocre game created out of financial desperation. It borrows all of its merit from every other game in the series and its potential is greatly stunted at a fundamental level.