why the devs take the lazy way out on low lvl content scaling?

[Mikey_R]

I'd argue it could still be better. Apart from the ST damage being within close proximity to one another, there are still other factors to consider.
DRG's AoE rotation is no more or less powerful than that of MNK or SAM but they have those skills prior to level 50, so couldn't they be brought down to a more reasonable level?
PLD is lacking mitigation/healing in comparison to GNB so would lowering the level of Bulwark really make it that much better? Same with Oblation on DRK
Would having Rapture/Solace on WHM prior to level 50 really change how the job performs in comparison to the other healers that already have their sustain tools and more oGCDs to boot?
Other areas of balance can still be addressed, even if the whole rotation can't be brought alongside it.

I am a firm advocate of every job having an AoE of some description in the first dungeon.

For mitigation kits between PLD and GNB, you are comparing whether it is better to have Sheltron or Camoflage and Aurora. I would say PLD has enough mitigation for content, so you can argue GNB has too much. The actual one that needs looking at is DRK, Dark Mind is essentially useless and they don't have TBN, so giving them Oblation early would actually be a benefit to them.

For Afflatus actions, one of their main benefits is the weaving window they provide, WHM really doesn't have anything that needs weaving, so really, you are just giving them a free Cure 2. I can also bring in my personal annecdote that I have never had MP problems with WHM in level 50 content, so is it really that much of an issue? It is one of those things that really isn't needed, but at the same time, it doesn't break the balance either.

However, all these things are a completely different discussion from the topic, which is allowing a level 90 to keep everything in every dungeon. I can think of a few places where some things need to be bought to lower levels, Bard having access to all 3 songs at level 50 or Ninja having access to Armour Crush as examples. Of course, how they would affect the balance between the jobs would need to be looked at as giving Bard access to Pitch Perfect or Ninja an extra Raiton could make them too strong. This is then where traits start to come into it as you give a job a weaker version of their kit and upgrade later, just like Monk and their Chakra spenders. But again, different discussion to the one in the topic.