Classes too similar and some have useless extra buttons. Needs big rework.

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it became that way because players were saying it was too complicated for jobs like scholars, astros, and other jobs. so they started the homogenization of classes. alot of those job you have down for examples is what they use to do so to speak.

what's the logic? Does every class have to appeal to everyone? If those players prefer simple classes, was there none of those for them to play?

I will never agree with the idea of SCH ceding the damage healer archetype to an underbaked as hell mechanic like kardia when SCH had been the damage healer for 4 expansions longer than SGE has even been in the game

That's fine. SCH can dps to heal and Sage can be whatever else. Just need some difference between them.

> wow has the equivalent of 40 classes and even the worst among them is more engaging than the best ffxiv job

how does blizzard keep getting away with it

I played WoW and every single button was useful and had a distinct purpose. I had a spec with maybe 20-30 different buttons and all had their place. I had another spec with maybe 15 buttons and a bunch of passives which was fine. There was no bloat and fake options. Everything about the current classes and their abilities feel like fake choice.
I contemplate playing it again because it has such a nice combat system and movement and freedom and complexity with high skill ceiling, but the company sucks and the game design does not respect your time at all, and the mythic key down-grade system is toxic and time wasting af. You just can't play how you want to play. Gotta keep it up like a part-time job or you fall behind and can't do anything anymore because everyone wants top scores to minimize suffering the toxic systems that for some reason Blizzard refuses to fix. People already pay monthly sub but they still have to farm gold like a part time job to afford raid buffs and legendary gear crafting and all that. Do it all again for each alt you have too.