I like this blog post. I too don’t want the game to become too casual like Wow and it’s clones. FFXI is the best MMO I’ve played because it is hard. I get bored of the easy stuff too fast and eventually stop playing. It is very rewarding to complete a hard mission or finally get that Davoi key.
SE does want to make money and will try to appeal to a larger audience. To do that they will have to make the game more casual. I just hope they don’t go too far.
http://keelut.blogspot.com/2009/07/ffxiv.html
