big deal. where is having that a bad thing? i would rather have a mage in my party that can fill both roles as needed inside the party. you will still need each to have a role inside the party, but they will have the ability to change as needed. same can be said for any of the other cross class skills. you will still need a tank at higher levels just as you will need dd's. just because they have and can use the abilities when in a party they will have a set role to play. that's part of playing in the party as a group is to figure out what each can do and use tactics to figure out what they will be doing.

btw the this "mix match styple of play is ruining the game" is moronic. it is short sighted to the major issues that have caused people to leave the game by limiting it to what you see as wrong. the game not having content and things to do is what is causing people to leave. i can bet you hear at least 50 say they left because the game is boring for every 1 that says it was the armory system. i doubt it's that close to be honest. most people that have left say the same thing there is no content and i will check back after stuff is added to see if it's worth my time.

the truth is if you only want to level one job and use abilities as a subjob that is YOUR choice. if i want to level all base classes and have a unique character that is MY choice. the game was advertised on having the choice and some people not being able to comprehend what that meant is not my fault.