I get what you are saying but the class being dumbed down is literally happening to every class. SE mentioned they wanted to add in new abilities while still making it easier for players to play the classes and, hopefully, limit the difference in performance of players on similar jobs. And, sadly, the best way to do that is to do stuff like make BotD much more sustainable and making fang/wheeling more accessible. I feel like you and I have similar opinions on dragoon and what made them fun too. But I'm choosing to look at the positives. Which is elusive jump FINALLY got its cooldown reduced, dragonfire dive FINALLY got buffed, and we can actually do tons of aoe damage now. We do have a couple, unique utilities added too with dragon sight and goad. With that said, I get what you are saying about the challenge of mastering dragoon being removed. But I think the job is still in a really good place and will be a sought after job in top tier raiding.