This is what I meant to ask in the OP: Whether the elemental attuning was going to be supported moving forward, or not.
I have heard very little mention of this issue, from the new development team. During a recent conversation with a fellow player on my server, he quoted an interview for a Japanese Magazine that allegedly claimed tht with the elimination of the Physical Level, the developers were planning to do away with the elemental points as well; only the points for stats would remain. He couldn't provide a clear source, so I hoped it was a mistaken assumption, and decided to start this thread in case someone had concrete information on the issue, or who knows... perhaps even get a Moderator to comment.