Why All the One-Button Mechanics?

[DrWho2010]

So, the ability to have no mechanic adds variety... while the mechanic being immunized does what, exactly? What makes having pressing a button up to once per 2 minutes so much more diverse and enjoyable than... prepositioning, for instance?

Useful as an... oh crap button I suppose. Or maybe you're in the middle of a combo and don't want to be interrupted? any myriad amount of reasons.

While there may, in the rare case of very frequent knockbacks, be some added decision-making in determining which knockback to immunize, the ability to not do a given mechanic will necessarily occlude... doing that mechanic, and in many a fight Arm's Length and Surecast are sufficient for every knockback.

say you don't want to lose uptime by having to deal with a knockback. now you can ignore pre-positioning and just keep on wailing on.

I've asked for these mechanics to be more polished and meaningful, rather than watered down or otherwise half-assed. At no point have I asked that the average raid fight become even more like striking dummy practice.

that comment wasn't directed at you more to the general gamer that complains that a fight doesn't cater to their class and want to have to deal with it being inconvenient for them.

I'm all for more polished and meaningful fights but ymmv.