Idea: Why not make a solo version of every class?

[Dzian]

One of my main complaints against FFXIV has long been how we don't have customization gameplay. All paladins play the same, all bards play the same, all red mages play the same. We're all cookie cutters of each other. Is it balanced? Absolutely. FFXIV is a fine example of balance. Is it mind numbingly boring? Also absolutely.

In XIV You can have balance or you can have diversity. You can't have both. this is because the enviroment has been dumbed down and simplified so much there's only ever one way of doing things and thats why the game is basically in a state of nothing matters but dps.

As for jobs It's not just all paladins that play the same for example. It's all tanks. It's all healers. It's all dps.

Warrior tanks a boss no differently than a paladins does. Which again is no different to how a dark tanks the same boss and will be exactly the saem as any new tankwe get tanks that boss.. They all tank exactly the same way. The flashes and sparkles may be different but the tanking is the same.

Same with dps. Aside from a few flashes and sparkles a dry is no different than a monk or ninja or Sam. They all have largely the same tools. All good at single target all good at aoe. All have access to stuns silences invigorates... the only difference is the flashes and sparkles. outside of a few buffs that don't actually change anything just make your numbers a bit higher.

As such Anything that diversifies a job from other jobs ends up being redundant and worthless. Look at heavies. Binds sleeps. Pacification. all of those things. They're all useless tools. generally not even worth putting on your hotbars.

There's so much focus on simplicity and balance there is no diversity and that makes everything boring and samey.