I would like to see it similar to tactics when it comes to your first part where to become a Paladin you would have to be Rank 50 Glad Rank 30 Conjurer and do some decent length quest and at the very end you obtain an AF Sword & Shield. They aren't going to remove the Armory system so by getting a special wpn it would be awesome, even though I am with you on that to some extent they don't want a FFXI clone.

I would disagree on how you have what classes turn into what classes but overall me and LS had the same idea of how it should work it actually resembles EQ2 and some other titles. Also right now on the Back to the Question part he only put Eorzea because that is the only part of the game that is out at the moment. Think about it, when they add new continent and stuff they will already fit under the new structure system he is building so he doesn't need to say change the rule set of Hydaelyn.