Job Individuality/Pride/Dedication

[Altena]

I only read the first page so I apologise if I repeat what has already been said.

Sorry, but I disagree. I like the flexibility of being able to switch classes on the fly, not have to spend 30 mins changing jobs / gearing up, and finally not having one specific "main job" that I want to play. I have a relic DRG and MNK. I am asked to play a DD when the situation calls for it, but also enjoy playing the other roles from time to time. I enjoy playing most content on multiple roles, and that not only expands the skill of a player, but also helps content become less stale and monotonous.

The only issue I can see at the moment, and possibly the issue that the OP is experiencing comes down to a lack of jobs and "party slots" in the current content. However this will only come in time as more jobs will be released, and larger scale content is being designed.

You are comparing a young game with 7 jobs, to an old game with 20 jobs. The reason there was more "flexibility" with the job you can do content with is because there was a wide array of jobs that were "similar enough" to each other. Want nuke stuff? You have BLM SCH and RDM (to an extent). Want to DD? There are a huge list of DD jobs (not 2-3 like in current XIV). My point is you are comparing a young game, with limited jobs to a game that has a wide selection of jobs with similarities.

The final point I will make is each group (in the current content) is limited to 8 players. XI had 18-32 for most content (depending). There is a lot more room for error / flexibility / personwithonlyDRGlevelled etc. How you utilize those 8 slots depends on the content, but this usually requires certain roles to be filled. You can't have 8 DRG mains run through Aurum Vale with no healer. Although an amusing sight, game mechanics don't really allow for it - and that's not something I personally would want changed by any means.