Randis, maybe you don't get it because your forcing the system to be what it is not. And that is the ffxi or similar job/class system of other mmo. Unlike past mmo, we have more say in what skills we can use, which is the point of the system. If they didn't want us to cross class skills we wouldn't be able to.What it looks like to me, is your a min/max style person. And you see as a mage is the only ones who can cast magic and the fighting classes are the only ones who can melee. You don't see how a mix is possible. So far I've been doing fine with my style of play, even did a beginner behest with someone, so it was us 2 vs mobs and it went by fast. My nukes took out pretty nice chunks out of 11s @ my being r7 gld and I forget my Phy Level. As did my red lotus blade.