Job Personalization: Can I Have It?

[Kelg]

"People will only pick the optimal" is completely untrue. If that was so, why do games like Diablo even exist? People like choice. Just because a few elitist blowhards will try to force people into builds doesn't mean everyone will... Just look at extreme primals, and other end game content, you see DPS classes being out damaged by tanks, and they barely ever get called out about it. You wouldn't even have to worry about an optimal build outside of a raid group.

[erufufu]

"People will only pick the optimal" is completely untrue. If that was so, why do games like Diablo even exist?

How much do you play D3? Because it is a game very much about using what is the most optimal. Of course everything is achievable solo so you can use sub optimal builds without affecting others, it is a completely different genre to FFXIV and is a terrible comparison. MMO content is entrenched in team play, most of the content outside of leveling requires you to play with other people, and other people want you to use what is most optimal. You may notice how many posts are made about people being bad at DPS latley, and thats just a result about not using skills in the best order. If there is an Optimal way to play, and the game requires team play people will always use whats most optimal.