As far as which was harder to play, it’s a matter of opinion, I personally find the MNK positionals easier to keep track of because you always need to be positioned, where the NIN positionals seem to be a mere after thought and are easy to lose track of.

Ya, losing GL sucked, that was kind of the point not to, it was still more rewarding to play than it is now.

The thing that I would say that possibly makes nin easier is the movement speed increase, which was addressed this go round with gl4 and fists of wind, and sadly that’s a memory.

But as was said, it’s disputable/subjective/opinion.