Quote Originally Posted by Zyrusticae View Post
RDM -snip-. BLU, -snip-
I like the red mage idea, but with how the current "supporty DPS" are right now and how everything is about DPS output right down to healers now being required to deal higher damage in order to meet DPS timers on savage raids (according to Yoshi-P), this doesn't seem like a good option to bring out. The current dilemma of red mage is how will it work effectively in the game as it is now while retaining its traditional identity within the Final Fantasy series.

Blue mage has that same identity problem too, but the fix would be a lot more easily approachable despite being at the expense of breaking tradition. Blue mages could wind up being melee DPS, getting skills much like how summoners get their Egi summons, and the "Learn" skill would work more like "Dark Simulacrum" in WoW (likely not from bosses, and definitely within various limitations).