Why do people want Blue Mage in this game?

[MagiusNecros]

I completely missed the point

Name one FF game that isn't XIV where DRK relied on Parry to proc a counter attack to use a skill. You won't find any. The correlation between having blind effects for evasion and then having another for punishing you for using that is the issue. Your blind assumption that any decent DRK uses Blood Price during a DP + DD mass pull is ludicrous.

Regardless what you think because of Dark Mind and the mere fact DRK has access to INT down debuff, right now DRK is the antimagic Tank. It's a half assed one but it still has some qualities of one.

DRK cannot buff their own self healing. Convalescence boosts healing magic. DRK has no healing magic at all. So what were you even debating? Furthermore your decreased TP costs and Skill Speed are only available in Blood Weapon which in most cases if you are using Blood Weapon it's probably because you are OT or established enough enmity you can drop Grit if you trust your healer. There are some fights however where dropping Grit is a poor decision such as the last boss on the Vault.

LD is still a party drain, HG is EZ to use and Clemency can be used without an interrupt, and Holmgang can easily be used to survive a hit and heal over half of your HP with Berserked Equil, Second Wind, alongside Bloodbath. DRK however will barely make it to what 4-6k of self healing by themselves meaning they are entirely reliant on their healer. And you even admit if the healer screwed up it's essentially over for you. And by pairing LD with Convalescence you basically admit DRK can't sustain itself without outside help.

RNG is entirely dependent on Parry procs(refreshing low blow and damage mitigation are important) and then you have to take consideration when using skills such as Sole Survivor and Living Dead how your party will react especially in pug groups.

Warrior brings Storm's Eye. If it has a Ninja and if it is required it also has Storm's Path which reduces 10% damage from an enemy flat. To say it has no utility outside of DPS like DRK is baffling.

If you prefer DA to be used on less skills then that's fine but it really defeats the purpose of having the gimmick in the first place. And even with MP refresh you'd still do much less then a Dragoon. Stop fooling yourself.

And just to clarify while BLM is my main class I also have DRK at 60 and playing it as it is much like Warrior is rather simple. The only time I have a rough time is when a healer is incompetent. Like I've stated before DRK as a tank now is able to function but it could have been so much better. Definitely the funnest Tank so far to play even if it's a novelty class.