Quote Originally Posted by Arcell View Post
Leveling multiple classes is the way of FFXIV, always has been. They've toned it down a little bit as of late making certain abilities class specific. This game is still unique and isn't for everyone. Leveling to get those cross class abilities will give you an edge over those who simply level one to 50. Jobs will take that away to a degree but you'll be given job specific abilities, all you need to accomplish your role as that job though you'll still need to put a lot of time in to do the quests and whatnot to get all the gear/abilities.
Of course the cross-class abilities are the way of FFXIV - nobody is disputing that. A lot of people are discouraged by it though and I think that's fair for people to hold that opinion. Nobody can say whether that's the way it always has been and always will be. It's the part in italics players are concerned about.

@ mysterytaru: I played and loved the system in FFXI. Cross-classing is not the issue. It's the obscene amount of cross-classing players are concerned with. I think everyone could live with a subjob or two. But leveling all classes to cap seems absurd (which is currently the stress).

To each their own, but I think the blanket statements say "it's a part of the game, deal with it" are uncalled for and potentially untrue. So much in this game is changing, nobody can be sure until information about this is released (I think patch 1.20?). Imagine people had the same mindset towards anima teleportation, the armoury system, the leve system, etc. They were part of the game, but we didn't have to deal with it. This is left to be seen regarding cross-classing.