Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
The suggestion thereafter sounds like it could go fine (I'm all for job identity over mere role templating), but literally what? Unless "an answer" to something exists regardless of that something's presence... how the heck is XIV "an answer" to DnD 4E?
You know what, you're right. That was me misusing language.
So allow me to correct myself and rephrase it to mean something along the lines of claiming parallels between Final Fantasy XIV and 4th Edition D&D (specifically regarding the latter's issue with homogenization of abilities for balance, of which I can't help but draw said parallel to these days) and, for the sake of everyone, leave it at that. I'll even quote this and put it in there for convenience.

Although, people did compare 4th edition to an mmo, back in the day. Which I think is odd, but, these days, it's something that's come up in some old recollections.