I feel there's a small group of passionate developers that work on XIV. Some aspects of the game are so well thought out and yet others...not so much. I just looks like a team that loves what they do but lack the time and people to achieve what they want. The part where a small team went and I think on their own time made sure some of the gear fit both new races reinforces this thought. I mean I have no idea, I'm not a dev and I don't work for SE but it just looks like some projects I have been on where similar things happen.