Hello, I am a new player to Final Fantasy XIV. I grew up on Final Fantasy games ever since they were first released in the US and I have been playing MMOs for about 12 years now.

So far this game is leaving a mostly positive impression on me, however, the combat is... pretty much a cookie cutter copy of every other MMO. But am I not deep enough into the game to see a more active and engaging combat system? Or is the face value I see now all there is to it?

To provide a more accurate comparison, my main MMO is Mabinogi. If you are in the middle of a combo, and your enemy can successfully load a counterattack, you are countered, knocked back, and your combo canceled.

I do not like standing there, letting the system just autoattack my way to a victory. Maybe I should choose a different class?

Answers to any of my questions or personal experience would be greatly appreciated.