Does FF14 have a button bloat problem?

[TaleraRistain]

Yes and it could easily be solved by traits.

BLM: Why does Blizz 2 and Freeze both exist? Just have B2 trait into Freeze. Same with Fire 2 and Flare. Once you get flare, there's no reason to ever use F2 again.

Almost every job has some example of this.

I like the trait idea. I also wish we could have some way to swap from single target to AoE but use the same buttons instead of another set. Though it would have to keep in mind instances where there are more AoE than single target. Just something where I could streamline that transition a bit more would be nice. I love Ninja, for instance, but I feel like you have to be an octopus to play it. And I love DRG but it has some button bloat going on, too.