Blue magic wishlist

[dragmagi]

Didn't sandworm nms have that one?

[Tennotsukai]

Maybe... guess then... I want that!

Also, does anyone else remember them stating they were going to look into our spell durations more and definitely fix the duration on feather barrier?

[Tennotsukai]

Dear SE, please do not give us spells with bad durations. Anything less than 3 minutes usually becomes inefficient, except for cocoon/harden shell. Most of our buffs have poor durations. Feather barrier is the worst.

Please do not give us any duplicate spells like dark orb was to everyone's grudge, though both are decent I would have rather a single target light or blizzard elemental nuke instead.

Please refrain from giving us spells that you think are good but the playerbase think are bad. Mortal ray is an example.

Lastly, but most important, do not give us an amazing spell that does nothing the description says it does. An example is tourbillon or even barbed crescent. For if you make such a spell, we know they will be acknowledged yet never fixed.

Thank you.

[dragmagi]

Anyone got the list of moves from wkr nms yet?

[Lordkrys]

Tp Drainkiss. I know it's an old bit at this point but I've wanted that spell for years.

[Tennotsukai]

Tp Drainkiss. I know it's an old bit at this point but I've wanted that spell for years.

I thought this as I usually wish for the same usually; however, I think if we had a decent regain spell to diffuse to a party then blu would be more accepted in parties.

[Lordkrys]

Tp Drainkiss. I know it's an old bit at this point but I've wanted that spell for years.

[dragmagi]

Maybe a stronger version since there gonna be 2-3 new zones coming out.

[Tennotsukai]

I'd like to see some more classic Blue Magic spells!

Mighty Guard - (God - Magical)
Grants Protect, Shell & Phalanx (would be useful for solo at least if you're not subbing rdm/whm/pld/sch)
Lv. 99, High MP Cost, Unbridled Learning only, Learned from Shinryu

Frog Song - (Beastmen - Magical)
Charms target and turns them into a toad, learned from Poroggos!

As for the SoA monsters...

Leafkin- Phototropic Wrath
An enchantment spell would be nice for a little bit of extra dps, and the mab boost always comes in handy. Having a MAB spell which is also in conjunction with another function is a lot more practical for us BLUs!

Chapuli- Nature's Meditation
If this spell granted regain it'd be really awesome. I think that a regain spell would be very fitting for blue mage.

Velkk- Velkkan Pygmachi
Additional Effect: Dispel, physical attack. Would be very useful indeed. Would only remove 1 buff if it proc'd though, else I fear it'd be too powerful.

Something new to set for Triple Attack, Auto-Refresh, Zanshin and Counter would always be welcomed, too. I can't actually think of any new job traits I'd want!

Natures meditation would be such an awesome spell if it was a 3 or 5 minute 2 or 3 tp/tic spell. Diffusion would make sense and people may want us in parties more. I believe buff spells are the way to go in this next spell update.

[Kafrein]

I would love to agree with you, but I find myself spending ages casting buffs on myself before and during fights (which is dangerous). I would rather have better or combined buffs than more, lol. In terms of how Blue Mage seems to function these days, we seem to be more like enfeeblers than anything! Then again, Blue Mage is difficult to pigeon-hole but this seems to be what it's best at. (Stun, Plague, Sleep, TP reduction, Def Down, etc)

Some more unique enfeebles might be the way to go to make us really stand out. I think the reason people have always been a bit wary of Blue Mages is that they don't seem to have a specific role, so focusing on that enfeeblement element could make us more popular at least. They tried to make us DDs but it's harder to compete with DD specialist jobs nowadays.

So on that note, perhaps some spells like Lethe Arrows (Amnesia), Baleful Gaze (Petrify) or a curse spell would be interesting.

P.S. We could totally use an ability to increase buff duration. Like we have Chain Affinity, Burst Affinity, what about Fusion Affinity? Doubles duration of next enhancement spell cast. I would totally dig that.