Jobs: unconnected and now feeling flat

[Reynhart]

While I can understand the Dark Souls references and see exactly where you're going, I still can't fully commit to the idea that it would be a good thing or implemented correctly that wouldn't start to ostracize certain players that don't follow the "correct" or "meta" build by other people in the community.

You have basically three ways of doing content.

• PUG via Duty Finder
• Static parties with friends
• Premade with strangers via the Party Finder

Basically, the only situation where you would be ostracized for "incorrect" build would be the last one, and even then, only for the really challenging content, and only with really nitpicky people, as long as your build is not significantly lower that the "correct" one. Which still leaves 90% of the game at your disposal.
And the job system would also allow you to "save" one job for competition, where you would follow the "meta", while customizing all your other job at your own will for fun. Exactly like, right now, you could meld every slot with skillspeed just because you love the faster GCD on one job, and meld BiS for another.