When they first suggested AA I was not happy. I felt it was going to make the experience cheaper and overall less enjoyable for me.

Then they did it and I love the combat system we have now. It requires you to focus on position, when to use what, and unlike most MMOs I have played you are given lots of abilities that are not attacks which come with a lot of strategic value.

The only way that I could see them build and improve on the old system is to go with actual fighting and combos within the 1111111 style, more like a fighting game. But that wouldn't fit FFXIV. And the rebalencing they would have to do for EVERYTHING would take forever, no thanks.

I like where it is now and I say they build on what they have NOW, not take a step back just to say "I wonder what we could do with this."