Lets see. SE's target audience.
FF Players... 5.5 Million units sold of the previous entry into the game series in the first month.
Hmm.
Right now FFXIV is lacking majorly in features that make it Final Fantasy.
Jobs, Chocobos, Airships, Cid, Fun Leveling, etc.
Hmmm
Jumping sure aint one of those core tenates of FF.