I'm going to miss the menu-driven commands that are present in the rest of the FF series (it's been an iconic staple of the JRPG in years past), but I guess to make the game a success it has to fall in line with the majority of Western MMOs.

FFXI had a cumbersome UI, sure, so I wouldn't advocate that; but I'd prefer an upgrade of it rather than what was seen in the Alpha.

Macros in XI were mainly for gear-swaps. Hopefully ARR will have a completely different way of dealing with this aspect of the game (an enhancement on the gear set idea).