Is there time to fix the game?
From a literal standpoint, yes. But from the customer's standpoint.... SE is running dangerously low on time. The things they implemented since launch should have been in Beta. Yes, SE is making progress... but very little. They need to pull off something enormous and drastic to gain /any/ hope of keeping players, let alone gaining new ones. Personally, I think it's within SE's best interest to keep FFXIV free to play at this point. Their launch had such a bad impact on their credibility that I'm unsure if they'll recover, even if they manage to turn the game completely around. At least if they never charge for the game they can gain more players and maybe make money via cash shops.