I like predetermined roles. Very little FFs have these and we need more FF games to include them(FF IV, FF IV:TAY, FF IX, FF XII:RW are the only ones I can think that have predetermined roles. FF I probably counts too but I'm not sure). However, I'm cool with customizing my own characters in other FF games. I always make characters proficient in something and never create equals. Like in my recent through playthrough of FF VI Advance, I designated only 4 characters to be in proficient in magic(I made Setzer a Black Mage, Relm a White Mage with Buffs and debuffs, Celes a Paladin with all White Magic, and Terra a Red Mage of sorts. I'm actually enjoying the game this way).

Quote Originally Posted by DMKA View Post
I just hated the way it was in XII because all the characters were quite literally EXACTLY the same. XII is the only one where your characters are all just the exact same blank empty shells of characters in battle.
Then why don't you just pick the licenses you want your characters to learn and the ignore the rest?

Or just purchase the International version where you can actually select them jobs(That is if you don't mind playing it in Japanese and there's 12 different license grids to choose from.)