Its ffxiv combat really so slow and boring?

[MomomiMomi]

And yes, it IS dumbing down. For example, AST, you used to manage cards in pvp, which cards you would keep, which to royal road, etc. Now? You're just stuck with what ever card you get, and you get 2 options. Use the card, or burn it for a HoT/or damage. Oh, and they have no more aoe heals, so you spend most of the match spamming Benefic heals on people for the instant cast proc.

As a PvP AST, I actually prefer what it is now compared to what it was before.