Quote Originally Posted by Velhart View Post
You have too much faith in a community that will take the easy route out if the opportunity is given to them. If FFXI/FFXIV 1.0 are any indication, a horizontal system with added traits just makes an unbalanced mess the developers are not willing to handle to put extra time into make it work. Not to mention, these traits have to be made and balanced out that it does not break the job....each patch. That is including when job adjustments have to be made. Its a mess to work with, and in doing so, takes longer for our patches to come out.

You have to ask yourself why the current systems in place, why a certain idea may not work. You have to look at the perspective on both a player and developer standpoint. From a developer standpoint, it looks like a pain in the ass to constantly work with said features.
I have faith that the people I run in to will be the same people I run in to. In that, when they say things like "play what you want" or don't care when someone comes with a hive weapon, then they wouldn't care with these other things.

I think that it's part of the design team to balance things, yes. I also don't think that is too much to ask. I also think it's part of their job to plan for people taking the easy route and to design things accordingly (look at Diadem, this is an example of either very very poor planning, or them not caring about what would happen - Honestly could see what would happen after being in Diadem for like 30 seconds).

I know why the current systems are in place, and I think that it's a stupid mentality. "It didn't work for someone else, so it can't work" or "It can work, but I am too lazy to put in the time for it, so instead let's make LoV". It can work, it has worked, I've played games where it worked. I think that the current system is bland and doesn't support the idea of making things fun, which is ultimately what the game should be.