Is the "Point Allotment" system necessary at all?

[Punainen]

I agree the point allotment system is useless, especially because "freedom" to spec your character how you want is frowned upon. Everyone and their grandmother are jumping on the elitist bandwagon and forcing people to recite their stats to make sure they fit their standards before they'll invite you to an event. So its mostly the community's fault, but still, point allotment is useless. There's only one 'legitimate' way to allot stats for each job, and nothing else is accepted.