Just sayin... (SMN)

[Tupsi]

XI is not turn based.

Whatever version of crab you may be fighting at the moment does not stop attacking until your party has input their commands and then you all exchange blows.

Slow doesn't make it turn based, it just makes it slow >_>

I used SE's words. Due to the slower nature of the game it's been described as turn based, people think too literally. Just like they described FFXIV as more of an action battle system but not action game (Yoshida's reasoning for jump not being an actual battle tactic in general gameplay.)

Since spamming skills (or "your rotation" as people call it) would make this an action game by definition.