Tools they could add besides DPS meters... (For endgame)

[Dzian]

There is a bit of a design mistake that happened in FFXIV where the mechanics got attached to aesthetics, which is a dangerous thing to do in any game since it means that players who want to be the gunman are stuck with the mechanics linked to the gunman, including the baggage that goes with it. Machinist is a very fast paced job and it isn't suitable to every player, but would you go tell that player that he can play dancer? He wanted to be the gunman, and he probably doesn't like the whimsy of the dancer. It's the same thing with monk and other jobs.

This i can relate to definitely. as i think it'd be nice if jobs have varying styles.. i love the aesthetic of monks and hand to hand combat but i'm not a big fan of how current monk plays. i much prefered it's 1.23 varient.

same goes for bard. back in 1.0 i always hoped archer would transition into a glass cannon ranger dps job. more than a weak supoorty singy bard. but the way damage in this game works a glass cannon would be impossible. slightest tickle of raidwide damage and your dead.

seems the same in many mmos though ranged jobs used to be the strongest because they were fragile hence the term glass cannon.. but these days they're confined to more support roles.