I for one, do not have high hopes for auto attack. I was a rdm, thf, and a dnc. I am currently playing a pug, and I think the op's comment is nonsense, even if I wasn't. It all comes down to working the battle system and your abilities, just like in xi. As a dd, I don't have to manage 10 spell timers and macros at once, the work's been drastically reduced so I can plan my next action and enjoy the fighting. couldn't do that as a Thf or a rdm, I assure you.

Everything I would be managing in ffxi is now on two easy to follow bars, my attacks and skills literally at my fingertips. The system's ease of use is a strentgh, not a weakness.