How about an Auto-Attack Time-Bar?

[Dreamer]

This could be a way for FFXIV to really set itself apart, simply be taking this idea and running with it.

See, what we could do is make it into sort of a quota system. As your auto-attack timer fills up, you can manually time your auto attacks! If you wait until the auto-attack gauge is full, you can let lose with an immediate barrage of attacks, or you can pace yourself and release them as available. To keep it balanced, we'll need to make different skills use more of your auto-attack gauge, but with a bit of tweaking it could be a really dynamic addition to combat.