If I remember correctly it took me almost a month to get to Heavensward, and almost another month to get almost all my crafters to 50 on the PS4, ah damn it, if only my bro hadn't forgotten his PSN Account.

Get the free trial first. You can level every classes to 35 then activate your complete edition. Your character from the free trial will transfer over to the full game

I have played and enjoyed immensely Guild Wars 1 and 2, Eve Online, Astro Empires, and World of Wacraft (first expansion).

I have played and disliked: other Warcraft expansions, Age of Conan, Aion, The Old Republic.

Would I like this MMO?

Funny thing about that, I was on trial before buying the CE of the game, it was too late for me when I found out the days don't stack and I was still on my 2nd day, sigh the disappointment I had when I learned about it.

The atmosphere & music, and the "feel" of a world, because its final fantasy.
Its got the best story line of any MMO on the market, I think.
Other games have a large focus on PVPing at endgame..... "a make what you will of this game yourself", through fighting other players... FF14 isnt that.

The raiding can be quite challengeing (ei. the PVE in this game is the focus, it doesnt just side step that part, and go "our endgame is pvping").
So in that sense its very differnt from Age of Conan, Aion, and Warcraft.

And its probably more like the "first expasion" of World of Warcraft, where focus was probably more on the pve side.

"Would I like this MMO?"

Its the best MMO on the market, so I beleive so, if any MMO is gonna sell you on a MMO, its this game.
Esp if you already have a love for final fantasy.

It has more in common with Guild Wars and WoW than Aion, Old Republic, or Age of Conan. Give it a shot, it's free to try.

Update y'all, good news for NA gamers, the deal is now available you.
SE Store: https://store.na.square-enix-games.com/en_US/ffxiv_heavensward_free
PS Store: https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA00288_00-FFXIVEX1THEME002

How playable is FF14 as a single-player game?

When Shadowbringers comes out, they're going to implement a trust system where you can solo through the main scenario quests with npc characters. So if you're looking for that single player Final Fantasy feel, it's coming.

Yeah but they said it's only in Shadowbringers dungeons. I hope they'll expand it to older content later.