Please reconsider stance on blue mage

[Volsung]

Not the OP, buthere's a suggestion on how it could work.

Even with the five ability limit, BLU is VERY possible.

no reason for a 5 ability limit. The class could learn skills, and the job ones could
be quested against enemies for the soul purpose of learning.

I do agree with you to some degree. I just don't believe movie theaters should stop selling popcorn because a group of people likes to throw with food. If SE makes decisions based on what might happen, we'll have this ultra protected environment.

OP, you are on point. When does SE stop to give us the "new player" argument? Every subject that is about depth, be it job or content, we get the new player argument.

I hope 3.0 is their last new player addition. Then it's time for some depth. I bet new players would not mind depth in their jobs and what better way to learn them right off the bat?

I like the theater analogy.

Anything less than having a full spell list and creating a custom class for any situation would be a complete disaster. You could no longer call it a Bluemage.

While I agree it would be different than the FFXI blue mage, I would probably
be like FF5. you still played it as a DD, it just happened to have a heal spell
and some support (all classes have support)

Of course when SE adds red mage this same course of conversation will happen.
What role will it be? You won't be able to please everyone.

[Duelle]

no reason for a 5 ability limit. The class could learn skills, and the job ones could
be quested against enemies for the soul purpose of learning.

Assuming the class would learn monster skills. Not impossible, but I wouldn't expect to see anything remotely close to that until an expansion entirely centered on a wilderlands-type continent. Think Hydaelin's version of Africa or the Australian outback.

I'm merely countering the claims that the job would not work.

Of course when SE adds red mage this same course of conversation will happen.
What role will it be? You won't be able to please everyone.

Depends. My hope is people will eventually realize that particular concept needs to be adjusted while keeping the core aspects of the job intact. Marta, Swords, Ramsey and myself have all taken whacks at it to provide something that would work while preventing that thing from FFXI from repeating itself. But we're getting off topic.