Why can't we just have combo chains?

[Brightamethyst]

I actively play both WoW and FF14, and each game has its strengths and weaknesses, and one thing I like about WoW is that it doesn't use 1 2 3 1 2 3 combos in class abilities.

Agreed. I hate to make WoW comparisons, but it's true. WoW's combat does a lot more with a lot less. In WoW core rotations only have maybe 8-10 buttons but each one does more and they interact with each other in dynamic ways. Instead of pressing 20 buttons in the same exact order over and over you're pressing 8 buttons in varying order depending on the situation, procs, etc.