Quote Originally Posted by Darkshade View Post
Now I'm not trying to take away freedom or your fun but what worries me is that players who have the time to grind every class/job to max will overshadow those with lesser time. I'm worried that when challenging content comes out there might be strategies developed that explicitly require certain classes/jobs to switch to another class/job multiple times at key points and that players who don't have these hybrid builds that aren't able to switch on the go and have each class geared will be considered worthless players.
There will always groups who demand certain things of their members, be that multiple classes or a minimum standard of gear, etc. The important thing is, you don't have to participate in groups like that, and in fact, you're probably better off hanging out with those who are less uptight, and can win without the very best of everything. It's just a game. Take it to a level of play that's fun for you, and don't worry about the rest.