It is important to note that the FFXIV-Ivalice is not the FFXII-Ivalice.
They've been heavly borrowing from FFXII, thats true - but "our" Ivalice has no connection from what you know from FFXII.

Same holds true for most other refrences from other (FF)-games: Even if they're closely resembling the original game, they're never excatly that. What is true in FFXII doesnt has to be the case in FFXIV aswell.