Does FF14 have a button bloat problem?

[Shurrikhan]

You completely glossed over that you HAVE TO alternate Dragon Kick and Bootshine every cycle because DK gives Leaden Bootshine which is one of your biggest source of damage.

Alternative, then: simply have a Rear, Flank, and AoE option for each GCD. In Opo-opo, those would be BS, DK, and AotD (upgraded come EW), respectively. In Raptor, True, Twin, and FPF. In Coeurl, Demo, SP, and RB. Simple.