Agreed.

FFIX is my second favourite Final Fantasy game overall, so I'd definitely appreciate seeing more references to it within FFXIV. I'm cautiously optimistic that we'll get some in Endwalker simply due to how similar Fandaniel is to Kuja in some respects to say nothing of the fact that the situation between Terra and Gaia is very similar to the concept behind a Rejoining.

As for FFVII, I'm expecting to see a fair few more references to it within Garlemald.