Thoughts on a new dps class

[Shulk72]

Whether you go with the superhero Blue Mage look or the Middle-Eastern Blue Mage, both are sword wielding magic users. BLUs would have access to the "devastating" enemy attacks while being able to provide some small level of party support, like White Wind possibly.

Blue Mage probably works really well as a dps, you're right. But the problem I was addressing was how they will use a dps that has melee and magic abilities. I thought the class split may help separate the abilities but it seems like that is in the past. Blue Mage probably wouldn't even have a clear set rotation if you have a focus on gaining enemy attacks, which sounds kind of interesting.

[DWolfwood]

Blue Mage probably works really well as a dps, you're right. But the problem I was addressing was how they will use a dps that has melee and magic abilities. I thought the class split may help separate the abilities but it seems like that is in the past. Blue Mage probably wouldn't even have a clear set rotation if you have a focus on gaining enemy attacks, which sounds kind of interesting.

Well, personally, I think it would be neat and fitting if we got a Spellsword class and it split into BLU and RDM. It probably won't happen because they've said how much extra work it is to balance that, but in that specific case, You could have someone choose to go the DPS-focused route and do BLU while some choose the Healer focused route and do RDM. RDM needs black magic, white magic, and a rapier to stay true to its image in my opinion.

They could try doing what WoW did and offer spec trees, allowing people to have different RDM builds. I don't see this happening because they've explicitly said they wouldn't from what I recall. I'd have to bring up the specific interviews though.