Quote Originally Posted by Korbei View Post
Is this the first Final Fantasy game you've ever played? That's not how Final Fantasy works! That's never been how Final Fantasy works!
Other FF games with Job systems have had us unlock our skills via job points without a linear sequence, the two that come to mind immediately are Tactics and X-2. More often than not, they also allow players to mix and match abilities and passives from one job onto another, so skill trees and custom playstyles aren't out of the question for the job system. If anything, XIV is the only one to make the job system incredibly paired back with no customization in favour of balance.