i'm sick and tired of the excuse for not having unique or varied jobs

[Enkidoh]

The main reason why classes and Jobs have become somewhat homogenized over the years is actually due to a conscious determination by Yoshi to avoid the Job favourtism FFXI suffered from, where players determined what Job worked best for what content and made that the meta, and shunned anyone who dared think otherwise even when alternative Jobs and sub job combinations were a viable alternative (some Jobs simply found it impossible to ever get parties or clear content).

In an effort to avoid a repeat of those problems, Yoshi wants FFXIV to be accessible to everyone, not just the hardcore players, and the result of that is to try and prevent favouritism of classes/Jobs or class metas appearing by streamlining class and Job gameplay into a more common concept based on role.

Of course there is still a certain amount of it in FFXIV, (such as the WAR-every other tank class belief) but it's nothing like what FFXI had. I guess a balanced approach is probably better, but Yoshi has made his choice and is sticking to it.