IS it just me... or is FFXIV boring?

[Ithilien]

Specifically speaking to the black mage class... the rotation is so mind-numbingly boring and simple I can't believe it. Throw down a lightning DoT, spam fire, then swap to ice, spam ice, swap to fire, spam fire, renew lightning... there are some fillers like convert, insta-cast, sure-cast, etc... but nothing that really adds to the spells you are casting. I'm still trying to figure out what real purpose a soul crystal serves other than as an ID card. It'd be nice to have an accessory that you could actively click and time with your other spells and abilities for increased damage or utility.

[CosmicKirby]

Specifically speaking to the black mage class... the rotation is so mind-numbingly boring and simple I can't believe it.

The most fun DPS rotation I've had as a DPS in an MMO was Cata/MoP Arcane mage rotation. You know, that one that people often criticize as being 1 button? Honestly, that's fairly close. The rotation itself is dead simple, there's about 6 buttons total you'd use, and 3 of those are cooldowns for your burn period.
What makes it interesting is how the mechanic functions. Arcane Mages do more damage the more mana they have, yet their arcane blast does more damage and costs much more mana when chain casted. It becomes an interesting tug of war trying to maintain your mana at a decent level until you burn phase, bottom out your mana, and then regen it.

I think that overall, yes the rotation mechanics for dps are a bit too simple, but I complexity is added over the lifespan of an mmo