Paladin had a good run RIP

[Argyle_Darkheart]

Well, we could answer that with another question: what's wrong with people who just got their beginner's permit driving like race car and stunt drivers on the public highway?

Well, you're likely breaking the law by doing so, as well as endangering yourself and the other drivers.

Because that is exactly the kind of situation with the average duty/party finder party and the meta.

Except it's not? Your implication that meta composition and strategies necessarily expose players to great risk is unfounded; it's often the opposite. Not only that, comparing it with the risk of injury or death in real life is plainly ridiculous.

The main issues I see are players being pressured/forced to play jobs that they may not want to and players overly relying on the community to solve/optimize encounters for them.

Following the meta will generally make the game easier, though it may not make it more fun.