As far as the Jobs are concerned the only 2 dynamic Job classes IMO are Monk and Warrior. Everything else I have reservations about. I main BLM true but other classes especially when you bring Summoner to the forefront do not hearken to FF tradition. And thus they may hold the title but they play differently then from their old counterpart.

This is why you can make such abstract comparisons to XIV against any other game in the FF series.

As far as the game's jaded design the only meaningful thing people stick around for is the stellar story.