Yeah now we're arguing semantics again. I was just trying to make an example of FFXI with linear progression and an actual Advanced Class.

I agreed with you when you initially said it. There should be abilities that are cross class but they should be generic stuff that wouldn't be too overpowered or take away from any other class. 14 has a plethora of generic abilities they could shuffle around and spread throughout the levels 1-50. Spells every 2 levels is really dumb imo.