So I'm not seeing how this is them changing things up from 2.0/3.0

[Ririta]

It's certainly not getting harder/more challenging - notice how they intend to make gearing through dungeons easier/less work and give out a free gearbox when you hit 70 on a job

This is good, though. Gearing up to the basic level should be quick.

As for the Tomes, I just want them to be easier to cap. Increase the rewards from other content such as trials and raids, so we don't have "Expert" Roulette as the only (reasonable) way to cap. And stop making weapons such a chore to obtain...

In my opinion, since gear is replaced so quickly it shouldn't be grindy to obtain. So we can actually use the gear to clear things. This is why 2.1 will always be my favorite patch. People complained that there was nothing to do, but I was busy trying to clear T5, crafting, completing gear sets for future glamour, and so on. I want to spend less time grinding for gear and have more time to do things that I enjoy.

I know I kind of went off topic, just wanted to say that while I dislike tomes, there are ways to make them more player friendly.