I have played both and currently have a subscription to WoW. I bought FFXIV special edition by pre-ordering it and was expecting a thoroughly enjoyable game. However, I was disappointed. The interface is laggy, the graphics are intense, the fighting is slow, the game doesn't explain much t new players, the job system is overly-complicated, you have to learn how to type text commands to play properly, the payment per character is lame, and on top of that, exp is capped for 8 hours. WoW is much better to be honest.
