Does WoW have a faster pace than FFXIV?

[frostmagemari]

Sure, and a script is a tool to make that learning easier. Being reactionary is not a bad thing, but scripted fight doesn't eliminate reactionary actions.

Actually, it sort of does. A lot of the fights don't operate under the assumption of allowing you dodge time(And when they do, they are pretty blatant about saying "Go to this side to avoid what's going to happen!"; A lot of mechanics have cast timers that assume you will be in the right spot (or near to it) before the area graphic hits the floor, and if you're not near where you should be before the warning graphic lands, you get hit.
And thing is.. this doesn't make the fights at all harder; this simply makes the fights a test you need to study for.