Its ffxiv combat really so slow and boring?

[OurMom]

I'd just like to ask people who play other MMOs how "build-based" systems are better than this. Because, from what I've heard of these "build-based" MMOs like WoW (which you get one class per character and from what I've heard you have to uproot everything to re-build), if you are not the optimal build people refuse to play with you essentially.

One class per character doesn't really bother me, I don't have everything to 70 and I don't see the need in leveling things I don't plan on playing.

Also the whole "People wont play with you if you aren't cookie cutter" is over exaggeration. If you can pull it off, do it well and not be a complete leech most people don't care. Or they may ask you to swap builds for one particular thing a week.