Quote Originally Posted by Neptune View Post
I invested a lot into what I liked.. as did many, I'm sure.
I don't think this is a valid reason. From almost the beginning, we all knew there would be radical changes. Investing a lot and expecting it to remain the same was blind faith. In fact, I can't think of a single MMO that I have played where class roles have not changed later in the game due to a released patch.

Anyway, I like the changes. They are more back to the spirit of FFXI and less like WOW. This change starts to bring job definition instead of the idea of "grab a bunch of bodies and let's just go zerg the enemy". In the old FFXI days, you actually had to plan your group and coordinate your battles. FFXIV pre-1.18 got rid of this and thus the game was quite bland. 1.18 adds a bit of spice into the game and I am looking forward to the next patches which continue along this line.