They are talking about the community team, not the devs, the community team is very small by compare, we have just about 5 reps who pop up on these forums from time to time and we share those very same people with the FFXIV forums from what I understand. Also, ARR is not releasing first, as the expansion is next month, while ARR has no current release date, unless you were referring to the beta. ARR should not really have priority as it is a game in progress that has not yet been finished or released, it is in testing phases, where as this one is on the market already with people paying out of their pockets each month to play it.
I disagree with them as well, but I find your points lacking, and believe you misinterpreted some of the post you quoted due to your response.