Quote Originally Posted by Linadae View Post
It also removes a level of complexity that I kind of miss.
Not to mention certain buffs/debuffs (beneficial debuffs) only lasts 1-6 seconds..Not sure if you played XI or not but the Pieste family you could keep blind on (even some NMs) and it prevents them from using their glare attacks. Stuff like that I really..really miss in FF MMOs. I know some people will immediately jump on "PS3 limitations", ignoring that this is being made for the PS4 as well..FFXI was capable of all kinds of classes and even huge spells lists.

Sure you didn't use 100% of your spells every second of the day..you at least had variety even if some weren't as strong as others, a BLM could nuke with Blizzard/Thunder/Fire/Wind/Water/Earth if they so chose and based on monster weakness while Thunder/Blizzard was the strongest in terms of formula until recently. In ARR..you're pretty ah...yeah stuck with Fire. Support roles are really what balances an MMO in the long run honestly.