simple way to reduce button bloat without changing gameplay

[Mikey_R]

that becomes a problem for jobs with multiple combos though. how would the game determine whether you want to use storm's path or storm's eye? let alone the SAM combos

You have one for Gekko, one for Kasha and one for Yukikaze. If you progress with one, you don't progress with the others so you can still interrupt. The old issue with Meikyo Shisui is now also gone as the buttons can just change to the combo enders as they will give their respective buffs now.

The only real problematic one is Monk and Perfect Balance, however you can say Monk doesn't have many actions so it really isn't a concern there (for now).