Originally Posted by
Blueyes
I think Yoshida's heart was in the right place when designing Blue Mage, but I disagree with the execution. Many people seem to think it had to be one extreme or the other. It had to be either this or a reskin of Black Mage. That no alternative, or middle ground, was or ever will be possible. That is simply untrue.
The latest interview gave some perspective into Yoshida's view pertaining to Blue Mage. You'll notice that the primary reason as to why Blue Mage has been limited isn't because of spells that are too powerful for normal play or the possibility of Blue Mage functioning as a tank or healer. Those points were touched on briefly, but they come across as byproducts of Blue Mage being limited rather than the reason as to why it was limited in the first place.
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