Quote Originally Posted by FoxyAreku View Post
Really? I know this was true back at level 50, but with the new job abilities in heavensward I have trouble thinking of any class that would have a perk to it. The new abilities are just so good.
Well, there are still level 50 pvp things where you're synched down. But, since I don't do pvp, I have no idea how abandoned those pvp modes are or not.

Quote Originally Posted by FoxyAreku View Post
Problem with that though is those secondary jobs are actually kinda important. Black mages need raging strikes, scholars need to have protect and cleric stance, etc.
Well, just because you don't need another class to unlock the job doesn't mean crossclass skills won't be available from that class. But yeah, it'll mean people won't necessarily even notice there is such a thing as crossclass skills. I know it's a pain to figure out and/or remember which classes have the crossclass skills for the class/job I'm levelling if it's one I'm not familiar with already. (On alts, usually, because on my main I already have all the ARR classes unlocked so the skills menu gives me that information readily.)

When I meet people where the lack of crossclass skills is obvious (such as healers without swiftcast), I tend to suggest that they might want to level xxx class in order to get access to skills that will make their job a lot easier. Sometimes, they're all "yeah I knoooow, it's just such a pain to level something I'm not interested in", but many times they didn't even know that was a thing. ^^;
That's one thing I wish SE would make easier as well. For example by having the new job trainer mention that practising with xxx class really helped him become a better [whatever job s/he is]. Or through the game system itself somehow.