XIV EW Job-Gameplay is Terrible... Why?

[strawberrycake]

The problem with healers pressing 1-1-1 over and over again is not that we're wearing out the "1" key on our keyboards. The problem is that one button is filler: it doesn't build up to anything, and it doesn't feel like it's finishing off some sequence of moves. It is as bland as bland can be.

Like healers, BLM also tries to maximize mashing one single button over and over again, but there is enough depth in managing timers and resources that it actually feels rewarding to press Fire IV repeatedly.

Unlike healers, the current SMN has more than one button in its damage rotation. That perhaps gives it a better tactile feel than healers, but conceptually, the job is no better because all of those buttons are basically filler.

I'm very aware of the fact that HEaler button spam is filler, but it doesn't take away from the fact that pressing 1 over and over again is a boring ass way to play any video game.