A potential rework to the level-sync system.

[LilyPendragon]

I may have said this somewhere before, apologies if I sound like a broken record...

I would say every job needs to have its base job kit set at level 30, with the full kit of all skills done by 50. From 5ere it should be skill speed bonuses or increased potency or flashier animations (eg stone 1 to stone 3 or whatever).

So all future jobs would unlock with the entire skill set available and maybe an intro quest that serves as a tutorial.

I also think level sync should sync to the ilvl of the gear dropped in the dungeon/raid...

I honestly agree this is the best way to go about it. Some jobs (especially Black Mage) are absolutely horrible to be synced down on due to their rotations changing every few levels. Front load all the core skills from 10-50 and then have upgrades and potency increases from there, with later capstone abilities (following the BLM line, Foul and Xenoglossy) retaining their level requirements. Keeping Enochian up and spamming Fire IV is literally black mage, and you don't even get a taste of it until level 60.

The earlier you learn how to play your class, the more likely you are to actually be able to do something. You'd probably see less curebots in DF if WHM got most of their relevant healing tools before 50, as 'Press Cure to heal' doesn't become ingrained in the player.