Lets think about the class system/Amoury system...

[Royze]

One major element that people have overlooked, that was in early XI but not in XIV, is players identifying with a single job or class.

In the ye ol' early days of FFXI, you had one (MAYBE 2) Lv.75 jobs and it/they were your bread and butter. A lot of players couldn't afford the time/gil to get another job to 75. It took me 1 year to get my first job to 75. As a result, I perfected it. I became known as a Warrior.

That novelty of being known by your trade has disappeared. Everyone is everything as someone stated.

[Zantetsuken]

One major element that people have overlooked, that was in early XI but not in XIV, is players identifying with a single job or class.

In the ye ol' early days of FFXI, you had one (MAYBE 2) Lv.75 jobs and it/they were your bread and butter. A lot of players couldn't afford the time/gil to get another job to 75. It took me 1 year to get my first job to 75. As a result, I perfected it. I became known as a Warrior.

True.

Although, level isn't everything. FFXIV (at least 1.0) is more about upgrading gear to tackle bigger challenges.

I know many with the Paragon's Crown, but a much smaller percentage that actually are geared up or proficient enough to take on any challenge with any job. I think players people identify with one or two jobs and work primarily on those.

Plus, the game might take a much steeper level of difficulty when the cap is eventually raised, which will mean that it will take considerable time to get everything capped.

That novelty of being known by your trade has disappeared. Everyone is everything as someone stated.

Again, lets hope this changes with the eventual cap increase... I also miss that about FFXI