Quote Originally Posted by Furious View Post
Button bloat relates to abilities that are not used, or are used in very small niches. Status removal is used all the time. Ergo: Status removal is not button bloat. Frankly, whether or not it is possible to run without status removal, making it optional to me is a watering down of the role. Removing statuses is just something that healers do; only now, they mightn't because reasons.
Well now it is a healer role ability.
With the change from cross class to role abilities SE has to put some abilities in that selection that are considered "necessary" for that role.
With the removal of cross class they can't have Protect be a WHM only spell, and adding it to all the healers increases the number of buttons; Esuna is meeting a similar fate because it is random for a dungeon or boss to actually require a dispel and you can now choose if you need it or not. Don't want to have to "worry about possibly needing it" or you feel like it is "used all the time" then take it. This is just another iteration or cross class which is already inflexible. Are the new Role Abilities perfect? No, but complaining about how you have little to no choice when the current model doesn't have them either is whining just to whine.

Ex. I need Esuna for Baelsar's Wall, I however won't touch the button in Sohr Kai (Hard), I however will still take it if I am doing Expert Roulette.