Quote Originally Posted by Allanon View Post
I am confused as to why this important stuff was not carried over from FFXI.
I have a theory as to why this and so much other stuff that should have been carried over from FFXI, was not. I personally believe it is because SE hired people who have never had any experience working on an MMO and probably very little experience anywhere else (sarcasm).

I've been a software developer for over 20 years. I, myself made mistakes like that in my early years and have seen other developers/project leads make similar mistakes. For some reason they feel a need to re-invent everything, which wastes much time and money. Ask SE about it now!