Any talk about them doing away with Aether Currents for flight

[Rufalus]

It's one of the few elements of exploration in the game world, so I'd rather see the feature remain.

Agreed with this. Exploration is my favorite part of RPGs. It's a nice experience to work out the land routes through the ffxiv maps before flying is unlocked and you start skipping over everything. Maybe I'm in the minority because there's always been a lot of vocal people who hate currents.

I would like some kind of shapeshifting realm where the map is randomized each time you enter so you have permanent exploration content. Some elements similar to deep dungeon but it's mostly outdoors and you can discover dens/caves hiding useful items. That sort of thing is what I like.