I think people do not like it because they can't min/max all the classes like in ffxi. They feel that have to pick and choose and still feel limited. They can't get past the need to "be the best" full on knowing that "the best" doesn't always work for party teamwork. Sure you pull big damage or healing, if that prevents the tank from tanking, that isn't teamwork. True teamwork is being "the best" but working as a team using any skills you have. Aka there is no I in team.

This system was suppose to fix the biggest flaws in ffxi, and that is the long waits for parties, the limited jobs being favored, and the cookie cutting concepts that allow this to occure.

Why spend hours looking for a "paladin" when you can ask a person to tank? I like this system if people used it as intented. Personaly speaking since balancing my stats and using cross class skills I do more then "spaming 1". I use fire and cure along with my stab and slash. And kill things pretty quickly and have fun doing so.