They should just give in and explain how to play like this:
As far as I can tell from this site and behaviors I see in game, how to play FFXI now is to script anything and everything to react to any and all situations with instant gear swaps based on anything the enemies do to you.
All you do at that point is just waddle your character around from place to place (and even that seems to be able to be automated now).
All the user needs to input these days is complaints about how there is no content to do anymore.
That's how this game works now, right?
Disclaimer: Yes, I know they won't acknowledge third party tools.