In FF11 it wasn't like that, people found ways to become stronger than others, it was almost competitive who can do the best damage.

Of course if people found ways to exploit the damage they would patch it, though people always found ways to boost their damage and nobody was ever the same cause everyone had their own play styles.

Here in FFXIV its all the same, gear is the same, weapons do not out damage other weapons by a lot its balanced out so its not unfair.

nothing to set others apart from each other.