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

[Estellios]

Puppetmaster was not anywhere near as amazing as you imagine it to be. It was incredibly cumbersome and customizing the AI wasn't anything amazing and mixing the different frame types just left you with a subpar puppet. And you can bet your ass that there was optimal setups that people stuck with. I loved the hell out of Blue mage in 11 but it had the same problem too, you could do a lot of stuff but being able to do any of it in a decent capacity was a struggle.

And don't get me started on Overloading which is a mechanic that is so terribly thought out that I believe gear nowadays in FF11 just makes it practically impossible to get it anymore.

I enjoyed PUP though but it was more due to the novelty and aesthetic of the job because for whatever reason I find it fun to work together with the AI. I wouldn't have shed a tear if they just gave us the 3 set frame types with preset skills as it would have cut out a lot of the bloat (and potential millions of gil for the expensive parts) while not hurting the actual gameplay of the job in my eyes. Hell it probably would have made it easier to balance and figure out how to improve it.