Originally Posted by
AnimaAnimus
I really miss the feral mage fantasy that we were givin in the form of blue mage in FFXI and just despise how they destroyed it here in XIV.
In XI, blue mage was a mysterious, fierce and formitable warrior who roamed the wilds and sought out foes to battle with so you could absorb them into yourself and gain the ability to mimic their attacks. The lore was deep and dramatic, with the ever present danger of losing ones mind to the beast within lurking around the bend. It felt good to go into the wilds of Vana'diel either solo or in a pack and seek out monsters to then slowly dps them down until they used their attacks befoire you unleashed your fury upon them. It felt like you were hunting and studying these creatures. When you were doing content you could them use these skills in combinations or by themselves to rain pain down on your enemy and claim your reward. It was a true beastial sort of class that felt like it had power always brimming underneith.
In XIV they are a circus side show. *play the Price is Right lose melody here*
A feral mage or some sort of wild druidic style class is really sorely needed in this game.