Return player saddened by loss of some of the cross-class functionality....

[maestroanth]

Why not try Red Mage?

All the cross class system did was force people to level jobs they didn't want to.

It's why I'm never going to be a crafter. Not because I don't want to craft, I just got invest the time in levelling 10 different but almost identical jobs at once.

I'm totally with you there on crafting. I hate all crafting in MMO's so I never craft.

However, I actually didn't mind having to level up other classes/jobs for the skills because I tend to be an alt freak anyway. Coming from a background of 2nd and 3rd edition D&D and DDO, I just LOVE toying around with multiclass stuff and other customization crap.

Actually, it was the Red Mage job in my email that got me back trying this for it was my favorite class from the original nintendo game.

IDK, the limited customization there is now just from a general pool of abilities feels to much what WOW dissolved into after they ditched talent trees. I didn't like that either....

[Risvertasashi]

Actually, it was the Red Mage job in my email that got me back trying this for it was my favorite class from the original nintendo game.

While it doesn't have protect, RDM does have a ton of utility. Including the ability to heal oneself far better than cross class cure ever could, chain cast rezzes, and so on. Try it out? It sounds like you'll like it.