So Specialist Recipees are in the game.

[Felis]

It makes little sense to allow players to master any and every combat class but be unable to do the same with crafting classes.

How much would you like this game if you had to pick a combat class to specialize in, never having full access to the rest? Being able to do everything with a single character is a major selling point of FFXIV. Not any longer, I guess.

Uh, we already do specialize in single battle jobs. It's called "pick your main and give him the weekly gears".

also, you can craft every specialist recipe with every crafting class you have, if you want. Just buy the items that let you switch the specialist status to another crafting class (they cost red scripts).