With the possibility of buffing Syphon and Eater, you actually have more buttons to press during your regular combo rotation if you have excess MP. I really don't understand these complaints...

Also, you can't really compare SB DRK to ARR PLD, because ARR PLD literally could only do ONE combo without any sort of variants. DRK has two native combos and four different variants for one of those.

I understand why it looks like you'll be pressing the same buttons over and over, but does it really make a difference if the functionality is basically the same as it is in HW? Also, the only difference is that you'll be pressing 1-2-3 or 1-2-(X)3, instead of 1-2-4 or 1-2-(x)3.