FFXIV lodestone: nov/dec updates

I just read the newest update regarding the November & December FFXIV updates on Lodestone. You can read the whole thing too. I am beyond excited for some of the things SE is planning to implement. It's going to completely change the face of the game. A few of the issues I had previously listed under grievances are scheduled to be fixed:

Improvements to the targeting feature (thank god!)

An increase in player inventory capacity

An increase in the number of employable retainers

The addition of a delivery service (this sounds fun? or maybe it only seems fun to me because I am imagining little Lalafells running around with packages...)

Improvements to the Map

Improvements to chat functionality

Also the addition of "companies."

The forthcoming November and December version updates will introduce what are known as "companies," a special type of linkshell with more group-oriented progression and goals.

Companies will have the option to possess ships & buildings (shades of Ultima Online?) I have a feeling companies will replace or takeover linkshells for partying while linkshells will remain solely for the social benefit. Companies also appear to favor more hardcore gamers. I am not sure how I feel about it all necessarily, but ships are definitely something I can get behind.

Now, I need to make some more in-game friends. (._.)