I agree, there are a lot of skills that do the same thing and don't add anything. Yet another oGCD, yet another AOE, yet another single target nuke/hit. I'm all for builders/spenders and balancing the system, like BLM back in the day, with occasional procs, or combos you alternate, but then, the skills involved need to be unique in what they do.
White Mage is a perfect example of this. Tons of buttons that do the exact same thing.