It's past time, Yoshi-P...

[Tint]

Tanks and healers can contribute dps while still performing their role's responsibilities. You don't have to choose one over the other, you can do both.

so when i don't have to choose because i can do more than one thing - why does the trinity even exist?

either fix the trinity and restore the tank and healer identity or get rid of it...

[Selova]

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There is nothing to restore or fix with role identity for jobs because there is no problem with how the setup currently works. The problem is when people can't adjust to how classes are designed to be played because it differs from other mmo's they have experience playing. There are quite a few things FFXIV has that most mmo's don't, 100% completely scripted damage and less intensive healing is something that doesn't normally exist in other mmo's where the big focus is consistent heavy spikes of damage where you are constantly going to be healing and rotating healing cooldowns to keep everyone alive. This is a community problem, not a developer or game problem. There isn't anything wrong with one mmo out of the majority out there that does things slightly differen't from the norm in how they handle class design and game mechanics. I honestly can't comprehend the mentality behind this trend of lazy players who don't want to put in even a modicum of effort into their jobs and instead be completely satisfied with terrible performance even though they are completely capable of playing at a decent level. I'm sure this response won't go over well with some and please spare me the cliche and overly used "It's my sub, blah blah", MMO's are and always have been focused around group oriented play and this mentality and play style is a detriment to progression and the community as a whole as it does nothing but breed hostility. Play the way you want with others of the same mindset or in solo content, but this type of play style and mentality really needs to stay out of anything group oriented, It's not healthy for the longevity of the game.