^ you do realize thats more or less my system except that you're calling Specs -> Titles and Base Classes -> Weapon Specialists. In the end, you're doing the exact same thing. So in that regard, we agree on the concept just not the names... Also, that question was directed at the other guys.

Go back, take a deep breath, re-read the OP. Now every time you see the words Specs and Base Classes switch it out for Titles and Weapon Specialists. Maybe we don't agree fully on Talent Trees (I get that. Its more of a concept thing).

Every single thing you've "pointed" out I've pretty much covered in the OP... So I'm not sure why we're even in disagreement. Are those WoW (and other MMO) terms that scary?

Example: take a full guild mark (merit) rank 50 gla (sword specialist). Chose to max sword haste (+20% sword haste), max sword weaponskill attack bonus (+25% sword ws bonus) and max chance of parry (+?% increase in sword parry). This person's sword specialty would work wonders for ninja, sam, pld, dnc, and rdm (sword and shield version). If she got bored of using gla being the base weapon specialist for her current classes, and wanted to full merit, say PUG. She could reset her GLA guild marks (merits) so she could earn and allocate new guild marks (merits) onto PUG (hand-to-hand weapon specialist).
Erm... If I understand this part correctly the Base Class have points that help other classes (I get this). Then you go onto say that the person can take all their GLA points and dump into PUG. Correct?

Yeah that part makes no sense. Look at my sig, look at other people's sigs here. Now re-read the question I asked earlier, which you think you answered, and tell me how that works in this scenario. Do you understand what I mean? You're VOIDING people's current progress. Your scenario would never be implemented because THAT would make people really stop playing the game. The moment SE tells me that GLA/ARC/LNC/etc have no purpose except for abilities and that I have to level a new class is the day I put the nail on the coffin on this game.

Just in case you cant find it:

I have not heard a single concrete answer on what happens to any of us that have leveled one of the current classes to 50. Are you trying to tell me that all that progress/grinding was for a few abilities and that I should go level one of the new classes to perform?