How would a Blue Mage work in XIV?

[Velox]

I don't think it would work at all, and I doubt we will ever see Blue Mage in FFXIV given the nature of content and abilities. Most mobs use the same skills/spells that players already do. And SE already said earlier (can't find the link, but if I do I'll attach it) that they never meant players to have access to mob-specific abilities. I believe they used Haste as an example of how that skill wouldn't work in FFXIV's trinity set-up without being OP, so it will never be a player spell. From a balance stand-point the limit in the number of abilities a job has access too would hurt as well.

[DoubleT]

I don't think it would work at all, and I doubt we will ever see Blue Mage in FFXIV given the nature of content and abilities. Most mobs use the same skills/spells that players already do. And SE already said earlier (can't find the link, but if I do I'll attach it) that they never meant players to have access to mob-specific abilities. I believe they used Haste as an example of how that skill wouldn't work in FFXIV's trinity set-up without being OP, so it will never be a player spell. From a balance stand-point the limit in the number of abilities a job has access too would hurt as well.

huh? the only mobs that use player abilities are humanoid mobs that also have classes/jobs. also there are many mobs already in game that use signature blu spells. an as to the rest of your stuff about what has been said in the past about is not true either. I have been around in this game since 1.0 beta an follow all the live letters an interviews, an the only they ever said about haste was close to 2.0 release they said that haste is not in game yet due to them not having a good method to introduce it with this current combat system, but that they would still be open to putting in gear with "haste-like" traits on it in the future. and as to blu, yoshi has said himself that the first jobs that he wants to put in the game are thf, nin, msk, rdm, an blu. seeing as how it looks like we r getting thf & nin next patch an possibly msk, i would guess rdm an blu r not far off in the future either.