My two cents on development.

[RedAffinity]

Sorry must have missread your post in my rage over certain things lol

It's fine, we agree on the same thing here anyway ~

[Trocien]

While I hope this is true, I'll have to see it to believe it.

[kukurumei]

What part of "I firmly believe they should have prioritized auto-attack and a battle system that makes sense" made you believe I was asking for game content over much needed core changes?

What you quoted, if you read over, should tell you I understand the need for improving the core mechanics of the game before releasing content.

That's fictional since that would mean nothing will ever get done.

Content makers can still work with story board ideas and battle blueprints, etc.

Things are worked on at the same time. While they may or may not be stalled by another department, it's still worked on.

It is probably true they are understaffed, but that doesn't mean that you can have all hands on one aspect even if it's all important.

It's also more proof why FF14 failed so badly the last few years in development, if nothing every got done to completion. Management is a skill for a reason. Efficient allocation of resources.