Button bloat and patch balance

[WiccaP]

Button bloat and CPM are separate variables. Your job could have 5 keys with a CPM of 90.

When people refer to button bloat, they [I]usually[I] mean the quantity of unique skills they must bind and press, not the quantity of button presses per minute.

I understand, which is why I said button bloat / rotation or skill. While they are separate variables the quantity of buttons pressed per minute does affect the playstyle of the job as much as the quantity of skills that must be pressed in the rotation. The 2 are not mutually exclusive and both contribute to the job overall and affect each other. My point was that it is typically considered an easy rotation, and to be fair it's not the hardest rotation, but it is extremely button press heavy. Which would tie into the overall topic of the thread Button Bloat and Patch Balance. So yes, Mch rotation can be called simple, but its also one that can easily be messed up by a mistake or ping issues.

If we are going to compare jobs based on DPS or functionality, the MCH rotation being simple and needing you to press more buttons per minute to be somewhat close to the average of the other jobs, is a topic that falls under balancing issues.