Is Endgame Just a Cycle of "Static Killers?"

[Auteur]

I overheard some players in shout chat commenting that "A9S is going to be the new static killer" and calling some endgame normal modes "baby raids," etc. As a soon-to-be new 60 (I previously stopped playing for a while) what is concerning to me is that endgame (1) relies upon statics, and (2) is going to be a never-ending swing of "static killers" and then reactionary nerfs.

I've heard and read some of the horror stories regarding A3S, et al. In sum, this seems to be quite a warning sign and discouraging for new players getting into endgame as the game is already top-heavy as is (been out for a few years) and statics by their very nature are not welcoming to new players. I neither have the time nor the willingness to dump a load of cash for F2P MMOs, but the stuff I'm reading on FF14 seems to be just as worrisome.