Blue Mage Ideas and Suggestions

[Raitaro]

can someone explain why people still use hysteric barrage?

undead<blunt damage

[Randwolf]

I'm somewhat suspicious that S/E may have screwed up with the spell slots. Especially considering there was no increase at 81. Wondering if based on the PS2 limitations, the slots were calculated to match the max slots the PS2 could handle at 71.

[Chocobits]

I'm somewhat suspicious that S/E may have screwed up with the spell slots. Especially considering there was no increase at 81. Wondering if based on the PS2 limitations, the slots were calculated to match the max slots the PS2 could handle at 71.

I hope it isn't, but I'm somehow growing fearful that this is the case: SE introduced the level cap increase for no reason, but due to PS2 limitations, they couldn't implement it in any meaningful less than half-assed way while maintaining game balance.

When they realized their error, they added terrific new gear as eye candy and hoped the crisis would be averted for another year or so.

I'm kind of sick of Abyssea, and if it's taking that much of a toll on the PS2, undo Abyssea, roll back levels, refund our expansion money, put real content back into the game for the level cap the game was designed for. (But let us keep the Magian stuff!)

[Rambus]

undead<blunt damage

we have enough blunt damage as is..

we lost a high end spell for slashing though

the top is still VC i think?

I'm somewhat suspicious that S/E may have screwed up with the spell slots. Especially considering there was no increase at 81. Wondering if based on the PS2 limitations, the slots were calculated to match the max slots the PS2 could handle at 71.

yeah just seems SE should of let 75+ be without ps2 or get rid of it.

really shocked when se said they would raise the cap.

I was shcoked because all I hear was ps2 limitation this ps2 limitation that.

[Chocobits]

Hopefully this is all a scheme by SE to keep adding spells and level ups until all the PS2s in the world overheat and melt.
Then they'll overhaul the game.

[Kwate]

Have a hard time believing its PS2 limitations when every other mage job can use ALL their spells, I'm sure an extra slot or 2 won't make or break those glass machines.

[Raitaro]

we have enough blunt damage as is..

we lost a high end spell for slashing though

the top is still VC i think?

Vertical Cleave? It worked well with CA -> Exipacion -> VC for Dark SC back at 75
tho, if your not fighting the mob 1 on 1, blu/thf with SA and TA would probably still cause stupid damage.
CA efflux exipacion SA (possibly TA) VC SC dark
plus... some boosts. SC bonus trait, etc

[Randwolf]

Have a hard time believing its PS2 limitations when every other mage job can use ALL their spells, I'm sure an extra slot or 2 won't make or break those glass machines.

Actually, I'm wondering if the problem is that BLU can't use all of their spells. It may load them differently than a job that gets access to all of their spells. Since I don't know how it is coded, and we have to actually 'load them,' it may move them to a separate area of the memory. Just wondering if the lack of the 2 new slots at 81, although we were given the extra 5 set points, wasn't an oversight but couldn't be done.

[Kwate]

guess we'll see with the next update. While I do think SE has treated us well post 75, points and slots are becoming a major issue here. I really hope SE surprises us with something. 15 levels....5 points....ouch!

[Randwolf]

guess we'll see with the next update. While I do think SE has treated us well post 75, points and slots are becoming a major issue here. I really hope SE surprises us with something. 15 levels....5 points....ouch!

Abyssea proc's rape my spells, set points, and traits, if I load them prior to the fight. I always have to ask my party "Do you want me to load proc spells before we get an elemental hint? I will be able to quickly try the spells. But, i will be worthless if we get aggro from other mobs. Or, do you want me to wait for the elemental hint, load only those spells, and be without magic for 1 minute?"