I hear that all the time. Lineage wasn't that great, it was just addictive and FFXI is clearly way way way better, so my odds r pretty high for liking it.
not to get off topic too much, but EverQuest II is looking better than FF XI. But yeah, FF XI is tight, i have my Galka Monk at level 9. And get on the Fairy Server (if you can) so we can party together, be a fun time dude