Would you play FFXIV if it had action combat?

[Kosmos992k]

Oh of course, every action game is a simple game of button mashing without regard of anything else, right? You're right, there really is nothing to discuss with someone who considers anything even remotely fast to be "button mashing".

It is what it is. The OP describes a real time (with animation locks) action combat system where all melee attacks are also AoE, has Ranged attackers face their targets (aiming) and homogenizes all jobs with self heal and dodging skills. It sounds a lot like games such as GW2. If that's your thing, have fun, it exists already. FFXIV is combat system is good as it is, it needs no modification to be more reaction time and action based.