Quote Originally Posted by Wolf_Gang View Post
FFXI's first expansion pack, Rise of the Zilart, released a year later
  • New story arc.
  • Raised the Level Cap from 50 to 75
  • 4 New jobs: Ninja, Samurai, Dragoon and Summoner
  • Added 15+ new zones.

FFXIV maybe under different management but I suspect they will operate within a similar manner. Version 2.2 and 2.3 will probably just build on what's already released in 2.1 (more items, primals and coils/CT) while they focus all their content creation on the expansion pack.
They even stated that the rough draft of the expansion has already been submitted. So with that being said I kinda expect the first expansion to be release sometime within 2014 (Realistically around Q3/Q4). I agree they will likely follow the same trend from FFXI.

http://zantetsuken.net/news/final-fa...2-2-and-beyond

It has also been confirmed that the first draft of the first expansion has been submitted! Obviously there is a lot of work to be done, but at least they are planning for the future!