Aside from the fact that the OP wants to turn FFXIV into FFXI the secuel.
It's not a bad idea. I mean whats wrong with taking the best parts of FFXI and importing it into FFXIV? It's what ppl expected despite Square wanting to start anew!

Nobody expected that FFXIV to have the same amount of content that FFXI has built over 7-8 years of development. But on the same hand, it should have roughly the same amount of 2 yrs of development when the game released! Transportation, Auction House, and new more areas to explore instead of just 2 other lands outside the 3 main cities. :P

The only thing that FFXIV do better than FFXI is the tutorials. Because they are both pretty lousy. They story quests are excellent introductions. But what would be better is if the voice actors could voice the tutorial as well!

This game is SO much different than FFXI and ppl that did not play FFXI are in a world of pain! Nothing makes sense to them because they are trained from WoW! or nothing at all!

Game terminology such as Linkshells, TP, and chocobo's are foreign to them. It all needs to be introduced and not through text, but through voice!

It allows you to enjoy the game more when you don't have to do so much reading. It's a shame to miss out on the excellent animations when your eyes are focused at the bottom of the screen reading.