My thoughts on Battle Reform {Jobs}

[NefGP]

This is pretty much my problem with these reforms as a whole: They're completely scrapping Komoto's idea to appease the masses, which is a shame when XIV was supposed to be his baby. Had they just listened to us in the first place and not prematurely launched the game, it might have all worked out.

Am I the only one who feels like XIV is losing its soul in this update? I liked the idea of creating your own class. If I wanted to play an MMO with a more traditional job system, I'd play XI - and I do. In fact the only reason I haven't really been on XIV in a while is because XI has been seeing vast improvements. Then, right as my interest in XIV is peaking again, I come back to find this nonsense.

Yes, it's all largely speculation and we'll have to wait and see how it plays out on update day but I just don't feel as confident about XIV as I do XI. Maybe it's the 8 years of their work on XI influencing me because the new devs have only been at it for about a year and have done a fantastic job of things while this game is still struggling just to stay afloat.

[Commat]

They're completely scrapping Komoto's idea to appease the masses

What masses are they appeasing exactly?

I haven't heard anyone ask for dropping Jobs on top of these shit classes. I don't know anyone that isn't playing that are going to sub up because of this new system.

No players or could be players are getting what they want here. The new system is actually going against appeasing the masses by catering to the 30k or less of us that have stayed when they should be taking away our characters and starting over from scratch.

[Arasiel]

What masses are they appeasing exactly?

I haven't heard anyone ask for dropping Jobs on top of these shit classes. I don't know anyone that isn't playing that are going to sub up because of this new system.

No players or could be players are getting what they want here. The new system is actually going against appeasing the masses by catering to the 30k or less of us that have stayed when they should be taking away our characters and starting over from scratch.

The Autoattack is yes tiered towards what people want more. However, with above poster they are putting a bandaid ontop of the crap classes and asking if we wanna sub yet.. Its not gonna fly. People want what makes them happy. People can play 50 some levels raid and be happy behind a Dark Knight or a Monk. They aren't jumping for joy to be a Pugilist (professional boxer).