They must be haemorrhaging money over at SE. Only a matter of time before XIV servers are run by a hamster on a wheel while the developers continue to fiddle with the UI. You can't polish a turd!
I don't think it will ever happen as long as the game is pay-to-play. Various people have tried to get a private server running, but they normally end up getting slapped with a cease and desist from SE.
Quit living in Raestopia! Yes, if the US did X and Y, and had a complete cultural overhaul they could brush off China. But as it currently stands the Chinese are a few notches before you in the production line. And they're cheaper. If it all comes crashing down, don't bank on your friends...
Damn, and here everyone was hoping for a super awesome update like a functioning UI and like a ghetto AH function... oh wait, wrong game. How silly of me!
I don't enjoy watching Bonnie Wright either. She's just so awkward. That lack of self-awareness may work in her favour in the right role, but I always thought Ginny to be fairly assertive so it just distracts me. HarryxCormac!!