Quote Originally Posted by Eothas View Post
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You still don't get it. You're even repeatedly mentioning it yourself. You can be a melee wizard if you want to in RO. Or in case of FF14: You can be an arcanist with carbuncle at level 60. But will you get anything done like that? Or try and get into something more casual like a level 50 dungeon with the base class and no soul stone equipped. Will anyone invite you for your choice? Or will you even feel good about it, knowing you're gimping yourself with your choice? Doesn't matter what you pick. If it's not in line with what the community needs or want, you'll either:
Lose your "freedom of choice" by doing what the community wants or "suggests"
Lose out on a good chunk of content of the game

Go ahead, I dare you to enter a random King Thordan EX PF as a Conjurer - Assuming your main job is White Mage as your profile states. Not equipping the soul stone is a "choice" after all. It even gives you access to some cross class abilities. Now I don't need to know the result, as it can be faked by going in there with 7 friends just to prove a point. But that's also a choice that creates another illusion.