Honest question: If every player/class/job is equal,who is unique? (Gameplay topic)

[Pantz]

For starters: How is that punishing them?

The fact that they can't join a party just because they don't like playing a certain class or don't have a certain class? Sure they have a choice to level but if you are forcing them to level a certain class just because a certain fight demands that class to be used only, that isn't a choice. That's forcing. And that's punishing.