"Meta" exists everywhere with character or setup choice. Imagine if every other game worried as much as XIV does. Enjoy Smash Bros featuring 70 characters that feel like they're 4 cloned characters with different skin, or KoF with like 3 styles cloned through 20+ because "meta" is a thing...

Anyway, Meta is still a thing in XIV and will always be a thing. But if the designers want to keep making this pointless chase for the perfect balance according to their job balance consultant, Syndrome, then go devs I guess.