Q6: Will we be able to carry over our friend list/linkshell from 1.0?

A6: As far as the linkshell goes, you will generally be able to carry it over. However, if the linkshell leader chooses to go to a different World with the World Transfer, the linkshell will be disbanded. On the other hand, the friend list in 1.0 was more of a bookmark than a friend list. In ARR, the features of the friend list have changed. Unlike 1.0, the other player will have to accept the friend invite. When you first start ARR, a mass friend invite will be sent to the players on your friend list and if the other player accepts the invite, they will be added to your friend list.
I guess we'll be finding out if we had stalkers/secret admirers or not when first logging into the game lol. And now people can also know that I've been stalking them XD