COMBAT NEEDS FIXING

[ShaneDawn]

Sorry to say this, but it's not the combat system at fault here. I've played both FFXIV and GW2 for years, and I can say that they're very different games altogether. In GW2, soloing anything that does not have a hard enrage timer is possible, since the combat is designed in a way that allows you to sustain yourself forever under set circumstances. FFXIV, however, is a more traditional MMORPG with a trinity system in place; don't expect to just casually kill high-ranking hunt monsters without the help of others.

Soloing a lot of things (trials, dungeons, hunts, Palace of the Dead, old raids) is possible in this game, but it generally takes a lot more preparation and knowledge than in GW2 that was designed in a way that supports solo play. It is also often restricted to specific roles being more succesful at this than the others; don't expect to be able to solo kill everything on the class of your choice because another class can do it.

Tl;dr different games, different rules. Find your own way to enjoy the game, but don't expect all the games to abide by the same rules.