How much do you thing FF16, the graphics overhaul AND Ivelice Chronicles effected 14?

[Kirutsuki]

How much did they effect ff14 content? Enough I would say, they are still doing the bare minimum...

So hypothetically what would be the solution. I tend to think that I would be ok if it took an extra year longer for an expansion to come out, so that when it comes out it already has the content inside it up-to the .3patches.
Or even a bit more than that. But would the whole community be ok if the devs were to announce something along the line of "we're going to take our time with 8.0" and in the meantime 14 will go into somewhat if a hiatus with the occational moogle events and smaller sidequest & collaborations.

[Jeeqbit]

I tend to think that I would be ok if it took an extra year longer for an expansion to come out, so that when it comes out it already has the content inside it up-to the .3patches.

I don't see the point though. A player could just unsubscribe until the .3 patch. Same effect, but doesn't bother those who are fine as it is.

[Kirutsuki]

I don't see the point though. A player could just unsubscribe until the .3 patch. Same effect, but doesn't bother those who are fine as it is.

Well generally speaking longer development time gives more time to polish a system and make sure certain aspects are well received.
It also helps with crunch which they had to do for both EW and DT at the end if memory reserves and EW was even delayed.

And extra year would not only let them sit with the finished story a bit and make sure everyhing is as it should with it,
but also focus on what the game sorely needs without the pressure of the expansion already being out and people reporting NEW issues for them to fix.