Unfortunately we just have to wait and see. I was a bit disheartened to see nothing similar to raging strikes for casters, but that doesn't definitively mean it's gone or that we won't get something similar.

It is a justified concern, it was certainly nice to have those moments when the cooldowns align and you can unleash hell. But until we know what's definitely changing it's hard to make a case... Also at this point even if they did take most of the oGCD abilities away it's too late in the development cycle for them to bring them back for Stormblood's launch. I suppose we just have to make sure that if it happens we make sure our voices are heard.