So, whats left of the original FFXIV?

[Felis]

Lets see:

Beta:
Auto-Attack
Early September release for CE:
Got rid of AA in favor of action

You started with the prerelease in september?
I started with the beta in july and there was no auto-attack. It was in the alpha as placeholder I heared, but not in the beta

Auto attack is back because players complained about (moving in battle) ... lolwat?

This is weird. I thought they complained about always pressing the same key during battle and no chat during battle, but movement? You still need to move your char.