Does FF14 have a button bloat problem?

[Xaruko_Nexume]

Some jobs feel like they have the perfect number of buttons while others are a bit overwhelming. I gave up on Ninja at lvl 70 because there were just more abilities than I could conveniently keybind so playing it felt like a game of twisters with my fingers (and with some early sings of arthritis developing in my hands, that's not a good thing). I decided to try machinist instead since it has less buttons overall and I've been having a blast. White Mage is also in a good spot for me button wise.

Part of me wishes all the jobs had an equal number of abilities similar to that of MCH or WHM, but I also understand how a greater variety can appeal to a wider audience. Ninja seems to be an incredibly popular job so I imagine those who enjoy the class as it is wouldn't be too happy to see it pruned.

I hit 71 last night on my MCH and got the green AOE DOT ability. The name escapes me. I just felt like "really? another Aoe? I already had four."

[Reimmi]

Nah i think the buttons in this game are just right actually, other than a few having not enough (MCH, dancer, red mage to name a few)

[Lexis]

I hit 71 last night on my MCH and got the green AOE DOT ability. The name escapes me. I just felt like "really? another Aoe? I already had four."

I'm assuming you're talking about Bio Blaster, which is a lvl 72 ability. Either way, I feel like each of the Machinist's AoE ability serves its own purpose as opposed to playing whack-a-button where you just mindlessly poke everything that comes off cooldown. Bioblaster is a DoT, Flamethrower a stationary channel (that you have to try and time so that you won't have to move and interrupt it), Spread Shot is the spamming button, Ricochet the OGC button and then there's Auto Crossbow, the one you can only use when Overheating. They all feel satisfying to use in their own way to me but, of course, mileage may vary from one individual to another

I guess I'm still in the honeymoon phase when it comes to Machinist, just can't get enough of it ^^