Yet another fanbot response to any criticism about the pace of Square Enix is that the development team (which has been working on it since before it's launch) is doing a "complete overhaul", and we should therefore be still be patient, a year later with little to show.
The problem is, they're not, and never claimed to be. The phrase "complete overhaul" is another myth the fanbase picked up and ran with, without verification.
It never once appears in any of the Producer's Letters. The term "overhaul" (which carries a much lighter connotation without the modifier of "complete") does appear on a few occasions, but specifically in regard to the battle system and a couple specific zones. Rebuilding the game from the absolutely ground up has never been anything the development team has claimed to be doing or aiming for.
In fact, in the same letter, Yoshi-P acknowledges, "an accelerated version update... [is] certainly not to be discounted" as well as that "time is of the essence". Yes, even the development team disagrees with the fanboy premise of "shut up and be patient, it's a complete overhaul and it doesn't matter if they take their time."
Eorzea as we know it... is remaining mostly the same for all practical purposes. Battle changes and adjustments are planned, but practically speaking, what's there will remain. The abilities, the graphics, the musical score, the controls, the sounds, the Armory system, most of the zones, most of the gameplay mechanics, and the general interface are all staying the same.
The "complete overhaul" is a term that's never been used regarding the game as a whole, and is just another convenient, unverified blowoff response that the dev team themselves do not support.
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