Kmart has a free $20 off next purchase coupon for this.. Always wanted to try an MMO, but do FF14 players think it's worth jumping into this one? or try to get FF11 for like $15?
 
Is there a giantbomb community that I can run with? No?

Hell no. I got the CE and fucking hate it.

I haven't played it myself but people seem to really not like it at all. I wouldn't get it.

I like it but it's the least newbie friendly mmo I've ever played. To be honest your better off going with WoW or Lotro. And their's no giantbomb community as everyone on here hates the game with a passion.

No way. You'll want to choose WoW since it's lightyears ahead of the other MMO's.

You don't want this MMO period.

Start off with a free MMO to see what it's like.  You can do a trial of the big ones, or go for a fully free one like Lord of the Rings.  FF14 is very grindy and not noob friendly at all, in fact the people who were playing FF11 didn't like it compared to the old game.

Watch this: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=La9nLBfH44c
 
EDIT: guess I should provide some more info. This video demonstrates how this game copy and pastes the same landscape over and over again.