Quote Originally Posted by Novax View Post
The jobs are exactly how they designed them though, don't you think?
This is exactly the point. The only "Should" comes from the players. "Paladin should be a turtle". "Monk should be a paper-thin DD that dies if the mob blinks". "Red Mage should be a swordsman". "Ninja used Black Magic in other Final Fantasies so they should get Meteor".

The jobs are there. They do exactly what they do right now. There is no "How they were meant to be", or "How they're supposed to be", let alone "How they were in other games/media".

These are the jobs right now. This is Final Fantasy XI, right now. I'm sorry if it doesn't conform to what fans of the series think it "Should" be. But it is what it is and it's a plenty strong game in its own right.