User blog comment:Linathan/Unit Spotlight: Oracle Knight Ark/@comment-86.129.184.111-20150615201807/@comment-26140304-20150615203755

The type preference is there in case anyone from EU is asking for it. Gumi has no plans for type changes, but they're "currently discussing" it, according to one of their livestreams. You might not expect type changing anytime soon or at all in Global.