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

[Aegis]

Equality does not necessarily mean that no classes are unique. The only two jobs in the game that play almost identically are Scholar and Summoner, and that's only because they branch off of the same class, and even then, they have enough difference in playstyle to be unique.

I think what this thread is showing is a difference in scale.

Some posters see the Greased Lightning mechanic, for example, making the MNK play differently to DRG.

Others see both jobs as a case of maintain rotation, get into the correct position for each hit. Repeat. DPS jobs can be far more varied than this.

It may be a heritage thing. People coming from the older MMORPGs have experienced wide varieties of jobs that have been streamlined in the newer MMOs.