I get your sentiment, I really do. The Role Action system was a huge mistake on SE's part. While I would gladly do away with all of that, I think the devs would see otherwise. It's been two years since the original implementation, and we're likely past the point of return. Changing all those abilities now would mean confusion for players who had joined during Stormblood (at least that's the only reason I can think of).

I would love nothing more than to have those abilities returned to us entirely instead of getting something to just "cover it up," but since I don't see that happening, I've been trying to brainstorm what kind of alternatives SE would consider. I think the more ideas we put out there, the bigger the chance we have at getting at least something done about it.