Mr Champeau is right. I’m seeing a lot of similar feedback across the forums and I know the devs are watching…I think they’ll make the right changes. Even a small change to the combat system using battle events will have a big impact on playability and in bridging the gap between those who want the latest combat system and those who want more story action making each battle more unique.
I second the rest of what you said too…I know I’m willing to throw my 2 cents of ideas for events in. Really the system is all in place, they just need more of it.