If it comes at the cost of stale gameplay of course it would be.
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So It looks like we aren't going to be getting the combo buttons merged into one after all. Makes no sense considering it was done as anti-button bloat measures. We ended up with the potential to have even more buttons. Seems like wasted resources imo. I was really hopeful that I could merge my basic 123.
Looking at the screenshot you can see that they used the Dragoon Actions & Traits window and Nastrond and Geirskogul are usually a shared button, but they now have an option to separate while there is not an option there for the AoE actions. So I'm assuming it wont be there for the single targets as well.
I won't know for sure until I try the new job changes out, but I really, really like the direction SE has taken with a lot of the changes!! The high APM-loving person I am is rejoicing right now to have more buttons to mash.
Edit: I do think EW's direction was a little disappointing (just because it seemed like it oversimplified a lot of the jobs). But it seems like Dawntrail is making strides to find the right balance between complexity and ease of learning. I wouldn't know for certain until I try the jobs, though.