I feel where I differ with you is that I actually enjoyed grinding and purchasing abilites in FFT, whereas I felt FFTA not only limited your ability to gain AP but also what skills you have access to. I prefer FFT for its ability to empower the player if they please as opposed to the FFTA and its sequel which hinder your choices and options. Even though TA2 did alot to make it less annoying I still found myself with great job classes with rare situational skills as opposed to what I needed. My completionist OCD doesn't help either...