Be warned this is me being the most dramatic about a Fictional role in a game ever.

The year, 2016. After studying trying to get into MMOs again I recently learned FF14 had a Gunner job, not only that but a Gadgeteer! So much potential to be had with the concept! So naturally got into it and got pissed it was locked behind HW. And even more pissed I couldn’t make it in time for Stormblood and the job changed radically in SB, making all guides I was studying useless.

In time I got it to and essentially spent the rest of the expansion maining it, sure had some bumps, confusing kit, atrocious Progression kit and a cancerous stigma on its head for not being as good as BRD. Above it all it was my main, and enjoyed learning and mastering it...then came 5.0

The job I loved was shattered, grinded down. Mechanics that could’ve been expanded upon, streamlined, or even simplified were erased. Replaced with bland OGcds, I’m supposed to feel somthing for doing the daunting task of “pressing it when the cooldown reaches zero” which makes it as engaging as flèche.

Comming 6.0 I just don’t see my love for the job blooming, the job action trailer meant to showcase new mechanics and how the job evolved and meanwhile MCH wallows in the same puddle thinking yet another aoe skill and yet another reassemble fodder and what seems to be a aoe Queen Attack with the same wonky queen Ai and crappy timer... it’s just this was the perfect time to ascend and go thru interesting new ideas and concepts with this baseline, the baseline isn’t supposed to be all that it had going for it.

Yes I’m overreacting, yes I’m very in the minority that SHB was a step down. But was SHB so good to not receive anything substantial? While it’s cousins explore new mechanics with peacock prance and new songs? Truth be told we don’t know
100% of the implications but as shallow as MCH is all Of it’s kit was in display, except tactician. Mch deserves better, or mayhap this is exactly what the new mains want.
Once we get the patch notes and once the initial hype is gone, perhaps you’ll think the same or I could be completely wrong and MCH hides a better job in there somewhere in the details. Still literally every job maybe except DRK looks better and has changed somewhat