http://venturebeat.com/2012/06/05/final-fantasy-xiv-brings-new-gameplay-and-western-sensibilities-to-venerable-franchise/
"Yoshida said that the team wants to take various areas from earlier games, update them for the Final Fantasy XIV universe, and aallow players to roam through settings and areas tehy might be excited about from earlier installments."
I love the way XIV is turning out to be. Yoshi-p wasn't kidding when he said he wanted to make XIV the FFVII of MMOs.