Quote Originally Posted by Alhanelem View Post
No, it's not a bad idea, as long as there is content for every job and the amount of which is balanced.
You mean like Campaign and Beseiged were "content" for the non-tier 1 jobs? Or maybe HELM or trading in cabbages for fame? That's as good as being spit in the face. I'm sure if your favorite class/job was reduced to fluff you'd be real happy and saying "thank you sir, may I have another".
There will be no thought process to forming a party, and nothing interesting about being in one, if you can randomly invite people regardless of job and beat the content.
Tank, heals, DPS. That's what needs to be filled. Who fills those roles should not matter. If we had Green Mage and White Mage as viable healers, and Green Mage happened to be logged on then Green Mage should get the spot, not ignoring Green Mage and waiting for a White Mage to log on. If Paladin, Warrior and Samurai were viable tanks, and Paladin happened to be on while the other two weren't, then Paladin should get the slot, not sitting the PLD and waiting for a WAR or SAM to log on. If Dragoon, Monk, Ranger, Black Mage and Red Mage(!) were viable for DPS, then any of them should be eligible to join the party.
There has to be pros and cons to having each class. Otherwise the game becomes completely uninteresting because none of your choices matter.
Choices still matter. You just don't get the short end of the stick if you happen to like what in FFXI would be the "wrong" class/job.