MMO's by their very nature change over time and they are also designed to appeal to a broad range of players. With that in mind, it strikes me as counterproductive for anyone to suggest that players would be better off going elsewhere if they want to see a specific request come to fruition.

Certainly, the development team are no stranger to obliging niche requests as we've seen numerous times already.

The addition of PvP out in the open world in some form would not suddenly shift the game's genre altogether, either. It'd just be another piece of content that some people can involve themselves with and others can actively avoid.

It need not be implemented in every zone. Some proposals - mine included - involved suggesting some sort of no man's land where it can be limited to as a compromise.

As an aside, I've enjoyed a lot of the experimental content that FFXIV has put forward. I like playing around on BLU, I liked Eureka and I'm even more fond of the Save the Queen content.

Unfortunately Matsuno isn't returning to write the planned third act, which has since been scrapped - in turn dampening my enthusiasm for future content. Those who are already happy with the game must surely have plenty to entertain themselves with. Thus I see no harm in allowing different niches to be fulfilled from time to time. It helps the community grow, after all.