Quote Originally Posted by Seikninkuru View Post

Why should I have to play 30 levels of a subclass I don't want to really play just to unlock the class I do want to play(I am not in favor of this either, it is just an example)?

-Have Fun
In my opinion, you still are playing the class you like from level 1. I mean, with the Gladiator/Paladin example, you'll still be tanking as a low level Gladiator if you would like up until you actually choose to specialize as Paladin. It is just all of the very specific and powerful class skills, such as the high level paladin cures, are reserved for a paladin only. This is to give that specific class an identity and a use once you reach that point.

Someone aiming to be a Dark Knight would have the choice of equipping more damage based abilities at low levels rather than defense based. This option is still available to Gladiator in this system, because of the cross-class abilities at the lower levels.

The level requirement for advanced jobs is also good because it helps determine which job abilities will be strictly for that specific class, and which will be usable on other classes.