Set jobs also add a strategic element. When you can choose party members, some thought will have to be put in. Do you want a heavy magical team? Healers? Attackers? Or a balance? If the game tells you who your party is, it adds the challenge of making due with what you got. Best example: Valvalis. (SPOILER)Think of how easy this battle would be with black magic. What happened to your black magic? Well, Rydia is catching up with friends in the Land of Summons, Tellah went loco on Golbez, and Palom became a statue. So you're left with Cecil, Cid, Rosa, Kain, and Yang; and if you lose Kain or Rosa, this becomes even harder. I like the individuality of the characters.