Quote Originally Posted by Kiote View Post
It is easy to see how these changes will effect the overall performance of any given class and their balance in combat.
No, it's not that easy to see since there is still a LOT of stuff we do not know about the rest of the game. There are more things we don't know than we do know.

Case in point:

http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/threads/25018-Can-you-PLEASE-STOP-NERFING-MARAUDER-!-!

For the most part all the pre-patch theorycrafting and complaining on these forums has turned out to be wrong more than right.

The only thing we ever really predicted accurately was that Thaumaturge and Archer were gonna get nerfed, since that was so glaringly obvious.

Not so say that you shouldn't voice your opinion. You should. Just don't dismiss others' opinions so casually, especially when so many people are saying the same thing to you.