The Leveling Problem explained.

[Lady_Silvermoon]

I had no idea that giving all jobs a low-level AoE was now controversial. I suppose it's supposed to feel good when you go into a leveling roulette as dragoon and ninja and suddenly the only thing you can do is blink away at one target (and constantly getting interrupted because facing issues while attacking and running) while the bard and tank mow down groups and the healer gets to actually heal for once.

I just assume it's defensiveness because I refuse to believe anyone argues in all seriousness that some jobs getting their first AoE at 15 and others at 40 is a well-considered, properly functioning game design because anyone who has done a leveling roulette in the past few years knows it's not.