All I'm trying to say is that FFX-2 is going to be much more popular and higher ranked that FFXI will be. Because most people are going to find XI to be somewhat boring or not following the series. I'm not saying that Softsquare is wrong in trying to take their games to a different level and trying to give it back some originality. And it is your opinion that FFX was no good and there fore the sequel must too. If you look at the majority that played FFX then you will find that they accepted it and enjoyed playing it. Those that did not like it were the ones that do not like RPG's or are not familiar with the FF series. So I'm not saying that FFXI is going to be unsuccessful but that the majority is going to stick with FFx-2 or FFXII because it follows the series that's all.
I also believe one of the deciding factors is that you have to pay $50 dollars for the game; 5 to 10 dollars a month for the server; $40 dollars for the port for the interent; and god knows what for the software you have to install to make it run properly. Now most people will get all this just to play one or two games on the net so the question is are you goin gto pay $90 to $100 dollars to play a good game or $50 for a good game?