One major element that people have overlooked, that was in early XI but not in XIV, is players identifying with a single job or class.

In the ye ol' early days of FFXI, you had one (MAYBE 2) Lv.75 jobs and it/they were your bread and butter. A lot of players couldn't afford the time/gil to get another job to 75. It took me 1 year to get my first job to 75. As a result, I perfected it. I became known as a Warrior.

That novelty of being known by your trade has disappeared. Everyone is everything as someone stated.