Almost every complaint about the ShB job changes could be solved with talents

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The thing is though most jobs in this game get balanced around high-end content because that is where it really matters, casual content not so much regardless of whether that is the majority.

Absolutely right, and as it should be. Balance between jobs should be relatively even. Balance within a job can be less so. The goal here would be to provide fun options or actual choice instead of precisely balanced options. Balance between jobs should use the most effective build as the basis for comparison.