Level Syncing is Becoming an Increasing Problem

[Ekimmak]

This may run into problems if player levels are wildly different. In particular, anything that increases enemy damage while keeping player health the same reduces the margin of error in dealing with mechanics. Higher healing output or tank health doesn't help if the DPS gets one-shot by a mechanic that should have been survivable.

I'm not bothered by losing more powerful versions of skills or minor mechanics, but lacking distinctive skills or major mechanics is annoying. For example WHM's Cure II is just better Cure, and Cure III is basically a hybrid between Cure and Medica. But having no instant heals before Lv50 and having to rely solely on Lucid Dreaming for MP management until Lv52 sucks. The lily mechanic is weak enough to be basically superfluous.

Cure II is also flat out more expensive than Cure, and the latter gives a free use of the former. So not the best example.

[tdb]

Cure II is also flat out more expensive than Cure, and the latter gives a free use of the former. So not the best example.

Yes, and that's why it's not simply replaced when you unlock the better version like the Stone spells are. Still, they're both single-target heals with a cast time and they get used in similar situations.