Quote Originally Posted by Vonima2 View Post
During the anniversary event cast Matsui-san mentioned that one of his focus points is to create an environment where ffxi can survive well into the future because he is reaching retirement age. In Japan, when a business leader or manager is about to retire, they focus on handing off duties and tasks to those replacing them. In this case, Matsui-San asked Fujito-san to take up the mantle of delivering the new years address.
I knew people were reading too far into it!