Quote Originally Posted by kikix12 View Post
Two buttons for Samurai that uses Meikyo Shisui for getting quick buffs. Four buttons for a samurai that does not. Three buttons for all tanks. Three buttons for Monk (though it's a bit different way of counting combos). Potentially four buttons for Red Mage, though this would be a little bit more coding (since it would need to check whether the swift cast is triggered as well).

You say that it's not worth it...but current role actions are result of Square Enix trying to "save space" on hotbars. And so is the removal of skills like Stoneskin, Scourge, that Dragoons skill where they swing on their lance and so on. That's two or three skills saved from being erased with next expansion to make place for new skills.
They removed skills in an effort to simplify jobs because casual players struggled with maintaining DoTs and etc. It had nothing to do with saving space, though that was necessary. As for role actions, that, too, was a means of trying to offer choice and less about button bloat, especially since a good number of those skills were mandatory regardless. And like I said in a previous post, people hate it hence why they're abandoning it next week.