Do you have any idea what we were expecting on Sep 22nd 2010? We were expecting hundreds of quests, voice-overs, multiple new zones, including Mount O'gahmoro and Ishgard, we were expecting Chocobos and Airships and a functioning UI, market ward system, and combat system.

News that the combat system might now begin to function is not impressive. It does not "stump" us. It should have been in at release.

Also, why SE once said that "auto-attack is crucial to the new combat system" is beyond me, considering that the most recent explanation of the battle system proves nothing of the necessity of its inclusion. Earlier, Akihiko said the new battle system "just couldn't work without auto-attack", and yet from his recent synopsis of the system, auto-attack seems to add nothing.

They created the new system around whiners who didn't want to "spam 111" during combat, or who wanted to flirt in LS chat instead of having fun while fighting.

That's what really grinds my gears. SE will cave to whoever whines the hardest. Pathetic.