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

[Kallera]

The fact that it's "one time content" has nothing to do with it. It just means that it won't be playable, not that it won't be relevant to ARR's story. The fact that the content isn't playable has really nothing to do with what we're talking about here.

The only part Yoshida talks about when he mentions "scrapping" is the part of the storyline that was in the game at release, IE, most of the characters and organizations that appeared only before the GC storyline won't make a comeback in the new story. He's not talking of what will be playable and what won't.

Reading the original article (and not just a summary) makes it quite clear.

So no ashcrown consortium and their beastmen peacemakers?