Manual jumping is the way to go. You want game immersion? Nothing makes you feel more immersed than being able to do what you want in game. This ff13 style jumping is just as dumb as it was in ff13. It makes sense for a linear game, not an MMO.

Immersion is directly affected by limitations. Think about it... "I would really like to see whats on the top of this hill. Hopefully SE has put something there and will let me hop up some platforms to see it". Or, "I wonder if I can get on on top of that hill'. Then try to jump and climb. What's more immersive? What's more fun? To have something so basic like jumping limited is just nonsense its bad enough you can't even jump in game at all right now.