Quote Originally Posted by Alerith View Post
To be fair, "Faster Battle System" does not equal "Faster Battles."
This is the interview that I read back in the day....

JeuxOnline Gamescom Interview with the Developers
Published on 08-24-2010 08:32 PM
http://www.ffxivorigin.com/content/j...evelopers-111/

3. Since the beginning of phase 3, there have been lots of changes. How is tester feedback?

One of the biggest changes was the battle system. I'm sure you have noticed significant changes in speed in the beta version from the alpha test. We have also received lots of feedback in relation to the user interface, especially with the mouse operation system.

Early in FFXIV alpha and beta, the battles were extremely long and rather boring. I was glad to see they sped them up in phase 3. As far as the mouse functionality goes, I would love to see SE implement a hardware mouse at the very least.