Balance, Homogenisation and Encounter Design: The Problem.

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It isn't player preference, it's basic pragmatism.

Pragmatism is why I said I don't blame people for being picky about jobs. But this is a video game, not a matter of life and death. Being pragmatic is still player preference. As you've said yourself, a group of friends could very well be cool with not having the best jobs. As long as people are skilled enough (to at least make some progress), they could still have a good time running any content.