Oh gods please no. I enjoy being able to swap classes to do things with friends/groups, and 14 actually LETS PEOPLE PLAY MULTIPLE CLASSES. The only specializing is with crafting, and that's rather minimal in difference as well.

Last thing I want really want to see in game (Besides more eureka) is something like this that people will force you to follow what everyone does or get booted from groups even more than it happens right now just from materia. You're literally asking them to change how the game flows.

And if you want a merit system, then XI still has one - https://ffxiclopedia.fandom.com/wiki...y:Merit_Points - But XI was more based around 'Certain races are better at certain classes' from what I remember. Racial bonuses are negligible here.