Quote Originally Posted by DPZ2 View Post
Have you actually played every job at a high enough level to make that evaluation? Bard, for example, doesn't have a 1-2-3 combo. Dragoon has two [1-2-3/1-4-5] combos, to be used at different times in gameplay, followed by a 6-7 (or 7-6) addition.

The only reason you can figure out the "core" of combat so easily is because it is based on GCDs and oGCDs, and similar jobs (Ranged Magic DPS: Black Mage, Summoner, Red Mage) have similar capabilities, but different playstyles. Black mage can't move around as easily as the other two. Red Mage is extremely proc-based. I prefer the Summoner playstyle, even after the 6.0 changes.

The fact that I don't have to switch out skill trees in order to become a Summoner or a Scholar, the fact that I don't have to switch to an alt in order to play a Bard: this is the real 'customization' in this game. Something not offered by the majority of MMOs I've every played.
in stormblood i had every job maxed outside of white mage and paladin (simply because i hate holy theme) on my account that had its email hacked so i can retreive it