Quote Originally Posted by worldofneil View Post
But if they're going to do that, what's the point in even given us a choice at all? True most people will put their stats in the same thing for each job, but at least right now we have a choice. What you're suggesting removes it completely and they might as well just add the stat points as we level up instead.
I was going to say RPGs in general are all about appropriate stat allocation and agree but thinking about it...This really is the only MMORPG that has it. There are games where you allocate "ability points" but not stat points, which are baked into a combination of your gear, class and race. Stat allocation here doesn't really mean anything. Everyone just boosts the necessary primary stat and is done with it.

I would love to see some sort of ability allocation in a game like FFXIV, similar to what Elder Scrolls Online has. You can take character customization to a whole new level in that game. It seems like they were trying to do something similar with the armory system but didn't quite manage it.