The problem is that the combat in FFXIV is too speedy for a job like PUP to work like it does in XI. Here a PUP can certainly exist, but it's going to be a far cry from the XI version, just like all the other jobs here that are there. XIV is designed for simplicity and speed. XI was designed for strategy in a slower paced game during earlier times. I don't think they are going to make things more complex because at the end of the day you're still going to be spamming a button to attack, and dodging AoE until something is dead. I'm pretty sure SE is content with that gameplay style, coming from their own mouths.

All I can say is, maybe next go round in a future Final Fantasy Whatever Online MMORPG. They've done the hardcore thing. They're doing the softcore thing. Somewhere in the middle of those for the next game might hit all the right spots for everyone to enjoy it.