Quote Originally Posted by Azurarok View Post
I don't play WoW but doesn't that game typically ignore class balance and let the meta play out naturally while generally trying to make different classes shine in different content?

Not that FFXIV wouldn't benefit from that kind of approach, especially for a game that allows every character to play every class, though parts of the userbase would be screeching and clawing at the devs like they killed their family.
Nope. Classes have never been more balanced than the last two most recent expansions. There were some issues in theory-craft before the Manaforge, Omega raid tier but Blizzard resolved them as quickly as they were pointed to these issues. You have to understand another thing with WoW is some of the balancing is skewed deliberately. They want some classes to shine ahead of others on purpose, so everybody has an excuse to try playing another class sometimes, or so their favored class gets to shine bright every now and again. So there's an average, and an above average. With the above average being whoever they wanted to pull ahead at that moment.