Merlwyb, Kan-E, Raubahn, Cid: Dead or Alive?

[Inaaca]

They mentioned that they're keeping the main story, regardless. It was confirmed to be on hold, however.

I see you're gonna make me dig the interview up...

old 1.0 story got scrapped, however the essence is still there.

Source: http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...l=1#post900910
There's also more in the interview about what the story in ARR will actually entail.

There's no official translation, of course, but this is evidence enough, and more recent than the old statement you're referring to.