It's unfortunate that they don't feel like a survey akin to the one held during 1.0 would be worthwhile to them. In any case, GEO as it is implemented in XI always came across as a perfect fit for XIV. I can understand their reasoning behind making MCH just a different flavor of BRD, being that only having one designated MP battery DPS/support hybrid thing meant BRD was almost a necessity, but I can't help but feel making another ranged, physical DPS that role was a wasted opportunity for variety. Why didn't they add something like DNC, which could have served as a designated MP battery DPS/support but melee, instead of ranged. That would have allowed for MCH to be the option for pure ranged physical DPS, something I would imagine a lot of people were waiting for and expecting MCH to be since 1.0. As others have noted, DRK/AST/MCH all felt like incredibly safe implementations, bringing into question whether or not SE's approach was quantity over quality with the new jobs. I would have preferred two, even one new job if it meant that it showcased some real creativity and brought something new mechanically to XIV's gameplay. AST comes the closest, with the cards, but not enough to justify the total lack of uniquity among the other two jobs, especially MCH.