Letter From the Producer IX.

[DeadRiser]

They're working on that too. Did you just forget about the last letter and the interview?
Here's a quote from the core interview:

They're working on both. He's just mentioning the newest stuff.

Source: http://www.ffxivcore.com/topic/30254-ffxivcore-exclusive-naoki-yoshida-interview/

well DUH I know they are working on that at the same time... but are they implementing the content with the new battle in mind first? because that wouldn't be too fun

[Gramul]

well DUH I know they are working on that at the same time... but are they implementing the content with the new battle in mind first? because that wouldn't be too fun

Judging by the interview, I'd surmise they're working on them in parallel. So, yeah, the battle system should be in mind when they're developing the dungeons.

[DeadRiser]

Judging by the interview, I'd surmise they're working on them in parallel. So, yeah, the battle system should be in mind when they're developing the dungeons.

OMG... the question was, why would you implement the content first if it's supposed to be used with the new battle plans that aren't implemented

[Gramul]

OMG

Chill

The question was, why would you implement the content first if it's supposed to be used with the new battle plans that aren't implemented

Because they're releasing them at the same time.

[DeadRiser]

Chill

Because they're releasing them at the same time.

It took you 2 replies to answer the question half wrong lol why would I "chill".
Re-read the letter, they are talking about releasing some content in 1.17b

[Gramul]

It took you 2 replies to answer the question half wrong lol why would I "chill".
Re-read the letter, they are talking about releasing some content in 1.17b

My method of response has nothing to do with our argument.

1.18 is going to be relatively bigger than previous patches. This means that balancing is going to take more time than usual, and so we’re anticipating a somewhat longer period between patches. Even if we break off some of the content and release it ahead of time in a 1.17b patch (which me might!), 1.18 will still go live sometime in mid-June at the earliest. Sorry for that.

He says they might use 1.17b for some of the content. That could mean anything from battle system changes to more sidequests. It doesn't mention anything about the dungeons specifically. I'm sure they wouldn't release dungeons specifically designed for the new battle system before they actually implement the system.