Why do we have classes AND jobs again?

[Colvin]

...BAM Pianissimo was obtained.

I'd agree if you always got an ability per level-ish.. but as it stands you go through 4 or so levels before you get anything. Makes the levels inbetween seem boring. I read an article that stated 53% of the people who say they left FFXI in the early stages was because you had to get to level 20 before you could really even use your class to play in a way that felt like the class... that is WAY too long.

It is just as bad in this... the first 10 levels of GLD you just auto attack with random bits of fastblade. I think you should have your first combo by 5 to really rev up the action base. My enjoyment of combat increased heavily after getting lots of combos so I constantly had stuff to do.

[Ingolf]

I'd agree if you always got an ability per level-ish.. but as it stands you go through 4 or so levels before you get anything. Makes the levels inbetween seem boring. I read an article that stated 53% of the people who say they left FFXI in the early stages was because you had to get to level 20 before you could really even use your class to play in a way that felt like the class... that is WAY too long.

It is just as bad in this... the first 10 levels of GLD you just auto attack with random bits of fastblade. I think you should have your first combo by 5 to really rev up the action base. My enjoyment of combat increased heavily after getting lots of combos so I constantly had stuff to do.

Well I'm not implying that XI or XIV's pacing was perfect. But that mindset would be ideal, imo.