Quote Originally Posted by afk4life View Post
They haven't said anything about the UI except making it more responsive. They didnt address the fact that there's a window for items and a window to use items as well as a window to equip items. As for the grinding, it's a remnant of old MMOs to artificially make the game longer. Guildleves (at least when they're available) make leveling a little bit faster but they still don't make them any more fun. It's absolutely unacceptable to copy and paste 2003 MMORPG features into a 2010+ game. They released a 2.0 mission statement. They outline all of their plans for the future of this game on that PDF file and it's not hard to get a realistic idea of what you're going to get. All I'm saying is it doesn't seem to be enough seeing as how Square is looking to release this game again.
This is what they have said regarding the UI:

"We have chosen to completely rebuild the UI system core in conjunction with the server system updates. The renewed UI will feature completely redesigned windows with improved functionality and expanded customizability.

We also plan to offer:
-Full support for keyboard and mouse users, including multi-window capability and stress-free drag and drop functionality.
-A specialized interface designed for game pad users."

They outline all of their plans for the future of this game on that PDF file and it's not hard to get a realistic idea of what you're going to get.
Indeed. Most apparent bit of info those PDF's provide is that 2.0 will be a completely different beast compared to 1.xx. Your expectations are not realistic- they are way below what the dev team is actually doing.