I like the removal of it, i can start a craft and not feel like I've wasted x gil and x exp when i spontaneously need to wc or someone comes to door or something.

I dont see the battle metaphor thingy, cuse with the timer, it wasnt exactly like "OMG WHAT TO DO NEXT, QUICK NEED TO SELECT SKILL OMG SO MANY CHOICES, SO LITTLE TIME"

It was like hmm... standard, .. standard .... standard... skill.... standard...standard... etc, barely got below 99.9999999999999999% so it was pointless being there.