Quote Originally Posted by Canadane View Post
Yes [having 3 identical skills we'd be forced to rotate through is inherently more fun, no matter what is sacrificed to provide that button space for the extra, needless steps].

Multiple actions comboing off a single button makes it feel more like a smartphone game where it's just tap to win, or some other rudimentary simplistic system. It's not fun, nor is it engaging to play.
You could be doing sick flips and attacks and spark fire from the heavens, but if you're just pressing a single button to make it all happen, why not just go play one of those dime-a-dozen anime gacha games instead?
Because pressing a single button for a single decision isn't remotely what makes a game a "dime-a-dozen anime gacha game" (whatever the hell that may be) any more than having to having to hit up to 7 buttons for a single decision is core to what makes XIV?

But, where would we be if "Can we consolidate mutually exclusive skill X and Y?" wasn't met with "Go play something else then," I wonder?