BLU Balance

[Vae]

It's obvious there is a fundamental disconnect, or straight up bullshitting going on here.

In the world of everything works fine and everyone is average or better, blu is nothing special. Blu is a meh DD.

In the world where the majority live, where people have uncapped acc. don't use food. join shouts with 0 macros. have subpar gear, blu is DEVASTATINGLY overpowered. That's the difference.

When you live in shout world, rdms dont haste you, geos dont have 900 skill, "dd" dont cap acc. There is more than one version of FFXI. This is where the arguments come from.

It takes more effort (not that ffxi takes more than the smallest amount of effort) to be a good not-blu dd. Blu is blindfold zero effort no macro easy to be amazing. (there are obviously terribadblu's though).

[OmnysValefor]

Vae's post is probably the most unbiased post in the thread.

[Shiyo]

It's obvious there is a fundamental disconnect, or straight up bullshitting going on here.

In the world of everything works fine and everyone is average or better, blu is nothing special. Blu is a meh DD.

In the world where the majority live, where people have uncapped acc. don't use food. join shouts with 0 macros. have subpar gear, blu is DEVASTATINGLY overpowered. That's the difference.

When you live in shout world, rdms dont haste you, geos dont have 900 skill, "dd" dont cap acc. There is more than one version of FFXI. This is where the arguments come from.

It takes more effort (not that ffxi takes more than the smallest amount of effort) to be a good not-blu dd. Blu is blindfold zero effort no macro easy to be amazing. (there are obviously terribadblu's though).

It's funny that BLU went from one of highest skill ceiling class to one of the lowest. If I was a BLU main right now I'd be agreeing with and starting huge movements to nerf my class so that it isn't so easy and bandwagoned.

Back in the day you had to use ALL your tools as a Blu, and use them efficiently and effectively, to be worth your slot. Now you just mash the CDC button and keep up a few buffs.

BLU mains seem to not care about that for some reason. The current state of BLU is an abomination and I have no idea why BLU mains are fighting to keep it in it's current state.

[Diavolo]

In the world where the majority live, where people have uncapped acc. don't use food. join shouts with 0 macros. have subpar gear, blu is DEVASTATINGLY overpowered. That's the difference.

Show me a video where the BLU you just described is demonstrating "devastating" power.

When you live in shout world, rdms dont haste you, geos dont have 900 skill, "dd" dont cap acc. There is more than one version of FFXI. This is where the arguments come from.

This helps put the entire issue into context and changes the discussion altogether.

I get criticized by my friend for doing this, probably because I'm usually quite blunt about it, but I'd suggest teaching those RDMs to keep Haste up, the GEOs to JP/gear up for 900+ skill and ensuring DDs can hit their targets before asking the development team to divert precious time into nerfing a job that, to quote you, "is nothing special" in a world where everyone is average or better.

Priorities and all that.

[Afania]

This helps put the entire issue into context and changes the discussion altogether.

I get criticized by my friend for doing this, probably because I'm usually quite blunt about it, but I'd suggest teaching those RDMs to keep Haste up, the GEOs to JP/gear up for 900+ skill and ensuring DDs can hit their targets before asking the development team to divert precious time into nerfing a job that, to quote you, "is nothing special" in a world where everyone is average or better.

Priorities and all that.

Except RDMs aren't even in most regular melee pt setup due to the lack of strong aoe cure/cure skin/aoe -na and weaker bars. Even if supports can keep haste up none BLU DDs still not gonna cap haste.

And even in situations that you DO use RDM, none BLU DDs still need MG to cap haste unless you wanna waste precious bubble slot.