Blue Mage - Job Trait Development

[Prothscar]

The question I still have is, was it actually nerfed, or was it always lower? Actually, going to see if I have any old parse data on BLU...

EDIT: looks like I have nothing relevant after all ><

Camate said they didn't change anything, so I believe that.

[Trisscar]

Auto-re raise.
Triple Attack.
Beastman Killer.
Empty Killer.
Enhanced Learning.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Please god SE, don't give any job auto-reraise outside of equipment, or ATMA.

[Trisscar]

Please god SE, don't give any job auto-reraise outside of equipment, or ATMA.

For blu spells are our equipment and for the longest time it was the only equipment we got. It gives us stat boosts, job traits, and something smashy to hit the mobs with apart from the gimp swords we're usually saddled with. Besides, not every job can wear the auto-re raise equipment (most can't, in fact) and atma's big detractor is that's only useable in Abyssea. Every job should have access to it, in my opinion.

[Prothscar]

Auto Reraise is ridiculous and has no place in the real parts of the game, leave it in Abyssea. Even the twilight set is too much.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

For blu spells are our equipment and for the longest time it was the only equipment we got. It gives us stat boosts, job traits, and something smashy to hit the mobs with apart from the gimp swords we're usually saddled with. Besides, not every job can wear the auto-re raise equipment (most can't, in fact) and atma's big detractor is that's only useable in Abyssea. Every job should have access to it, in my opinion.

MMORPG's are mostly about getting the right groups for the occasion... Auto-reraise takes away 99.8% of all danger from it, and as such should NEVER be a job-trait.

[Defiledsickness]

even in the other FF games auto-reraise was a special thing normally only obtained at the very end or unlocked in a special way (sometimes not even 100% activation).

[Tashan]

Meh, couldn't care for Auto-Reraise. I carry Reraisers, Hi-Reraisers, Instrant Reraise and Reraise Gorget's at all times. I also always have Echo Drops, Pro-Ethers, Vile Elixer's and Vile-Elixers +1 at all times.

It's just that easy now.

[Mightyg]

There's a few traits I think Blu should have without having to equip spells:

Clear Mind IV We're still mages and we need to rest occasionally, let us to it at a reasonable pace
Dual Wield III We look silly with a shield, and even worse without one. Not to mention to keep up with other jobs dps.
Subtle Blow IV With the amount of melee and spellcasting we do, we probably could get the most use out of this

[Daniel_Hatcher]

The whole point of BLU is outside of Merits the only traits they get they have to set.

Handing out traits would be taking away from what the job is.