I'd like to post some food for thought. Yoshida said we wont be going F2P ever, We now have a Cash shop, Yoshida also said he'd like to make FF14 available to as many players as possible and P2P/F2P aren't the only models for MMO's available nor the best ones.
Is it possible we may be seeing FF14 go B2P in the future? With a subscription service available for certain bonuses such as continued Veteran rewards, more characters per server, and certain vanity exclusives? etc.

B2P/Premium/Cash Shop - Available to all, Exclusives offering no extreme P2W advantage for Premium, Cash Shop to gain income from Subscribers of premium as well as non subscribers while keeping the game hugely accessible to increase the ability to make more income and appeal to F2P/P2P players.

Not saying this is a model I would personally enjoy or not, But it seems like where we are headed.