Why not abolish the Class system entirely in favor of Jobs? [@ Devs]

[Jennestia]

I think what has a lot of people up in arms about this is the "lack of definition" that the classes have because they can't say "we need you as this" because you can invite a CON or THM but have no idea what they have slotted for their actions. With a job system they can say "you come as this" because they know exactly what's going to be in there and it gives them peace of mind. So for the sake of taking away people's choices and substituting in a pseudo "peace of mind" and predictability in what people are is the vibe I'm feeling here.

You want the jobs and subjobs system from XI? Go play XI, it's still up and running and still has a decent population.

Telling us to go play XI instead of them doing what they should have done in the first place (Take what works and made it better) is a death wish on this already dying game. (No one can deny that XIV is on it's death bed and hoping that the PS3 version is what saves it, even SE says the PS3 is their second and final chance.)

Btw, they've been reintroducing some XI concepts..so are you going to quit if they continue to do so? You don't want an XI-2 but Anyia, your Elezen is a replica of one of the unique Elvaans from WoTG with minor aesthetic changes. No one wants a FFXI-2 but guess what most succession MMORPGs have? They have features from their previous MMO either redone, enhanced or overhauled, not scrapped. Lineage I - II didn't scrap much of anything, a lot more of it was enhanced than anything. EQ I > II enhanced a bit (and did some questionable changes). RO > RO2 is up in the air but they didn't scrap the basics like XIV did.

Even WoW took from it's RTS Warcraft series (let alone other MMOs at the time). Change is indeed good, but if what XIV changed was good, would it be banking on a second release to even be worth supporting? Let alone having to be overhauled?

[AJ_Anyia]

Telling us to go play XI instead of them doing what they should have done in the first place (Take what works and made it better) is a death wish on this already dying game. (No one can deny that XIV is on it's death bed and hoping that the PS3 version is what saves it, even SE says the PS3 is their second and final chance.)

Btw, they've been reintroducing some XI concepts..so are you going to quit if they continue to do so? You don't want an XI-2 but Anyia, your Elezen is a replica of one of the unique Elvaans from WoTG with minor aesthetic changes. No one wants a FFXI-2 but guess what most succession MMORPGs have? They have features from their previous MMO either redone, enhanced or overhauled, not scrapped. Lineage I - II didn't scrap much of anything, a lot more of it was enhanced than anything. EQ I > II enhanced a bit (and did some questionable changes). RO > RO2 is up in the air but they didn't scrap the basics like XIV did.

Even WoW took from it's RTS Warcraft series (let alone other MMOs at the time). Change is indeed good, but if what XIV changed was good, would it be banking on a second release to even be worth supporting? Let alone having to be overhauled?

I know that things from XI that have been carried over to XIV have made it a smoother game and a lot easier to play. Auto-Attack being one, and now with the crafting system being simplified to closer represent the ingredients that XI's crafting system uses. The only thing that would make me quit XIV is if we are forced back into the Job/Subjob system. Then, it will be just a higher quality XI with small variants like how crafting is done and being able to teleport/return to areas on your own. All of these adjustments and changes to make this game come back alive I'm all in favor for because I really don't want to see this game die; but if this means making it a high graphics clone of XI then there's no point because then the hopes that SE had of people playing both games is almost moot. They'd be close to being the same game, one just looks better. Something has to remain to keep XIV unique and stand apart from XI otherwise it's already failed.

Edit: Correction, I'd just cancel my FFXI account if it came to that. If they end up being so similar to each other then there's no point in playing both. I'd just take the better looking game and call it a day.