I'm not sure why people are saying that this is great news as if adding in other ways to get the upgrade items isn't always done at some point? I mean, with allied seals wanting Sands of Time and then Carbontwines and such, it started with hunts and then eventually became available through the weekly Tower quests.

Saying that the items will be obtainable through other means isn't new. It's just that these people are asking for them to be obtainable through other means from the get go without having to navigate the hell that are hunts (which would be awesome).

Seriously, his message isn't anything special. It's literally just telling us what we've seen before in terms of how they distribute upgrade items and such after the huge need for them decreases.