Will we ever see new or improved spells?

[Tennotsukai]

Now that level 99 has come and gone, and we're most likely not going to receive another update where we get as many spells as we did in prior large updates. I still think blu should be provided with a few or a couple completely new spells. A couple ideas I have:

Perhaps, we could have a special vote occasion for a spell like BSTs had with their pet. I would really like a chance at tp drainkiss again... or another tp absorbing spell. Mighty guard too...

Blu support job signature spells like cocoon. The only good reason I can think of to sub blu is cocoon and fast cast spells for drg. I wouldn't mind seeing another spell under lvl 50 as amazing as cocoon. Perhaps, a magic defense buff or an enspell, something that would attract jobs to sub blu.

Also, a fix to all our broken spells would be nice. Just hope SE hasn't given up on blu since some spells are still worthless. Anyone else have any ideas for what SE can do for blu in the future? merits? spells? JAs?

[Economizer]

Also, a fix to all our broken spells would be nice. Just hope SE hasn't given up on blu since some spells are still worthless. Anyone else have any ideas for what SE can do for blu in the future? merits? spells? JAs?

I think stuff like this is more likely short term (short term for FFXI being the next six months) rather then new spells.

Actually, if anything I'd like to see not only spell adjustments to fix spells and maybe tweak their levels, but also job ability combos, particularly for /BLU. For example, Blue Mages tend to heavily Dual Wield, so perhaps there should be a point heavy combo that allows Blue Mage to get one tier of the trait before level 50; it would be inferrior DPS over other subjobs that have the trait while opening up new subjob options to non-Dual Wield 1h jobs. Of course, it is hard to say what would throw off game balance, so who knows where this could go.

[Tennotsukai]

interesting idea!

[Prothscar]

We're technically missing one spell in that we cannot receive Auto Regen II despite it being said that we'd be able to, but that isn't a big deal. I would absolutely love a new Paralyze spell and maybe another low MP:decent damage spell to go with Heavy Strike and Delta Thrust though, as well as fixes for our broken spells.

[Sparthos]

BLU needs a capstone light and dark nuke, just sayin.

Ecliptic Meteor and Scintillant Lance gogo.

[SpankWustler]

More than anything new, I'd like to see Tourbillion and friends fixed. The defense down from Tourbillion would be awesome for lots of stuff, the accuracy down from Barbed Crescent could be useful at times, and it's what the spells are meant to do in the first place.

Not being able to fix an obvious and apparently simple bug really makes me wonder how competent the Development Bros are.

[Neisan_Quetz]

After they broke Ageha I'm not sure what their reasoning is for making theses spells/ws essentially useless. Other than well, to make them useless for being too useful (as far as they're concerned for some unholy reason, as vaporspray is broken...).

[Tennotsukai]

Post 75...are breath spells even usable anymore? Wind breath, maybe...?

[Neisan_Quetz]

Better spells for weaker mobs, not really useful on NMs due to resists/Damage dealt reduced by a fair margin last I checked, so not really. I do remember Thunder Breath was weakened post release on test server I think, that's about it.

[Agerknux]

Wind breath is the only tolerable breath spell as its recast and casting time is similar to physical spells (low cast/recast). What I would like to see is some spells under UL that are actually useful. Our current lineup of UL spells are pretty in animation but are lackluster in utility. Not to mention a handful of our buff spells fall short because of crap duration.

CDC is amazing because it shift's blu source of damage. What I would to see however is a job ability that would make the next blu spell crit. If anything like this would happen it'd probably share recast with Efflux which would be terrible. But this opens up what /thf used to provide for all you guys who remember SA+Cannonball or VC.