It may be that less and less people are going to have access to the Lodestone as accounts are running out of membership time. It used to be that you had to have a character active or active in the last 90 days. These forums will still be up as well as the FINAL FANTASY XI forums and the Square Enix Members site. If I remember correctly we'll be looking to revamp the Lodestone as we get close to A Realm Reborn's launch.