
I think a lot of the "apologizing" (my selection of word, not anyone else's) comes from the fact that, even in the face of all of the other challenges FFXIV met and exceeded at, people gripe about the one thing that didn't really "need" fixing. Creation works. It's got limited options, but compared to the colossal list of broken shit that needed to be remade or redone or reimagined, it feels like complaining about the color of the floormats in your brand new sports car.
It's also worth mentioning that XIV, like XI before it, had a lot larger problems to smooth out before vanity entered the picture.
It's also worth mentioning that XIV, like XI before it, had a lot larger problems to smooth out before vanity entered the picture.