Quote Originally Posted by Sqwall View Post
I hate the positional playstyle of MNK, but I love the fun gameplay of punching and kicking. If that makes sense?
Nope, no it doesn't.

Honest question: do you actually like MNK gameplay? Do you really?
You apparently hated Greased Lightning and now that it's been removed you say you hate positionals, which are about the last thing that sets MNK apart from the other melees - next to the slightly more dynamic combo system, but I don't see you singing praises to that mechanic anywhere either. Instead you say you love the "gameplay of punching and kicking" but that's not actually gameplay - it's aesthetic. You could slap MNK animations on literally any other melee job in the game and you'd have "a punching and kicking job".

The FFXIV community imo has a huge problem of people who like certain aesthetics but dislike the playstyles tied to them, who feel entitled to demand a job be completely flipped on its head just so they can play with the pretty animations for a bit, while completely shitting on the people who actually enjoyed the job's gameplay and are left with nothing as a result. Sadly SE, in their misguided pursuit to appease everyone at once instead of properly catering to niches, keeps listening to those players and the multitude of jobs the game offers are gradually turning into little more than just cosmetic options.