It's weird how this discussion is sort of stretched across more than one thread right now, but to add onto what Yorumi is saying here - this is the other reason I didn't reply to you, Duelle.

Rabbit hole? I mean, I hadn't previously brought up your whole "console FF vs. MMO FF" argument, but to be honest, it makes no sense to me. There is nothing about a console/turn-based FF, nor an MMO FF, that would inherently preclude either a full hybrid, with 50% focus on melee and magic or combining them, OR a "skewed" hybrid like what we got with XIV RDM. You come off as a bit condescending with this argument, as well - "Sigh. This again?" When the premise itself - that "not a console FF" is apparently a HUGE deciding factor in what RDM could or should be - is neither clear nor settled.