Quote Originally Posted by Kurokikaze View Post
Also, we need to put the carrot on the stick for players.
The carrot on the stick is getting more customization as you level up. In FFX and FFXII, the Sphere Grid and License Board are available right off the bat, but you can't completely fill either of them up right away. You get to assign a few points in the beginning, and then a few more each time you gain a level. It's steady, constant progression, rather than staggered, gated progression.