Why can't we have jobs with this level of depth and customization in FFXIV?

[Luvbunny]

I've been hearing things, a LOT of things, about XI and the changes and let me tell you... The temptation is strong. It's really strong to give it another go and explore all the new things they have added.

Let me save you some time by saying that FFXI has been improved immensely within the past one year alone. Updates every months that changed the game in the direction of FF14 and adding tons of improvement to be more in par with this game. The new team did beyond amazing job to modernize the game. If you plan to come back, now is a very good time, and they have FREE login next week for a week to welcome people back. You will not recognize the game, gone are the really bad design decision of the reviled Tanaka group, and in with more fresh new direction with FF14 flavor everywhere.

FFXI is definitely a more complex game. Has myriad of jobs and options. With one BIG HUGE glaring flaws, the old team cannot balance the jobs properly, and the new team is struggling very hard to improve all the "forgotten" jobs such as Dragoon, Summoner, Beastmaster, Red Mage, Ninja, Dark Knight, Thief, and yes, like the OP mentioned, Puppetmaster. All these "exciting jobs" you want to add in FF14 are considered trash useless jobs in FFXI. Endgame in FFXI is pretty much boiled down to Paladin, White Mage, Scholar, Monk, Samurai, Ranger, Bard, and Corsair. Both new jobs such as Rune Fencer and Geomancer are deemed a waste of party slot, useless, and just not as useful as the Bard, White Mage, Monk, Samurai, Ranger set up.

Trust me, if FF14 ends up like FFXI, you can bet half of the jobs here will be rendered useless, not wanted, trash, big waste of everyone's time. The amount of toxic bile in this forum will be overwhelming when people start complaining that so and so leave duty finder when they see their party set up full of "trash jobs" that will be considered slowing down the run.