Yoshida mentioned something in his convo (after visting event room) ...

[Jacost]

The only way I see Red Mage working while staying true to it's roots is:

• DPS, melee/caster hybrid.
• Uses both TP and MP, alternating between melee and magic while the other recharges.
• En-spells are stances; one buffs melee damage and regens MP, the other buffs magic and regens TP (and swaps STR with INT and skillspeed with spellspeed).
• Has one or two Clemency-like heals, not anything that can replace a real healer but useful utility.
• Has Refresh. Because.

As for Blue Mage... there is a precedent of them needing to be hit with attacks to learn them, so one could see a tank that builds up stacks upon taking (or blocking/parrying) hits that can then be spent on Blue Magic skills.

[Lego3400]

As for Blue Mage... there is a precedent of them needing to be hit with attacks to learn them, so one could see a tank that builds up stacks upon taking (or blocking/parrying) hits that can then be spent on Blue Magic skills.

Strago only needed to SEE the spells. And Relm using sketch/control or Gau's rages could teach him.

[Jacost]

No need to get so defensive. I only said that the class has required getting hit in the past, not that that's the defining feature.