Archer auto-attack (Yes, please.)

[Cikala]

While I did play FFXI, it was for a very short time due to RL issues. I did however play WoW for a few years as a hunter, and while quite some time ago AA would break CC if you weren't smart enough to de-target the mob, it is that way no longer. That all still doesn't address the issue of CC on melee classes in FFXIV however. Are there none? Or is there some mystical method that makes melee AA and CC okay but not for ranged?

Same issue with buff abilities. Does melee not have any? How do you expect them to deal with it? Why do you seem to think that ranged and melee can't deal with these issues in the same way?

Infinite arrows or not, I'd still prefer AA on my archer. I don't feel that I will go through significantly more arrows, and even if I do, that just means more damage, so why would anyone QQ about it?

Edit---

Just for the record, I don't have any issues with the combat system the way it is. It's different and I like it. However I don't feel that melee classes should get AA when archers won't. No, I don't want to just engage an enemy and afk kill stuff. But if melee classes get the convenience of basic auto attacks why shouldn't everyone?