It was never confirmed as a "bow harp". The most confirmation we got was a bow that transforms.

The job system is meant to enhance party play and leave the class system for a soloing focus.

You forget to realize that this is still an early step to the process. That fact alone can help to answer alot of your questions...


One of the main points of the game when it came out was the armoury system. I have played no other game like it and I have heard of no other game like it.

The idea of a cookie-cutter build is near sighted at best. This is presuming that you are basing off your predictions on 1.19, which is abolishing physical levels and point allotment for automated point allotment. You forget that this is temporary and that it has been said that point allotment for individual classes will come later.

Terms like the "Bard Archer" are speculated and made up.
Will crafters now only be "materia users"?
Is there merit in a player-run economy?
Have the HQ changes removed some depth to the crafting system?
wtf is that even asking? Everyone will be materia users. Being a materia user is not something that is exclusive. You use materia according to your plans for a specific class.
The economy question is ambiguous. Does "merit" mean it justifies its own existence or does it mean it helps anything? Either way, a player-run economy is a game mechanic. Is there merit in leveling up?
Your last question... yes. But you do realize that that question is a loaded one. It's fishing for an answer that oversimplifies the situation by being a yes or no question.

Don't get me wrong, you have some good questions in there. But your post couldn't be more loaded. It's passive agressively attacking the developers. You can't hope to get real answers when most of them are leaned towards making the devs look bad.

If you want to know the direction the game is going, then look at the producer's letters. At least that gives some information. And judging by your questions and concerns, you have not read at least a few of them.

PS: You post a seemingly neutral post that is actually loaded, you get a loaded reply.