So... that spiderman shirt... (new job tease)

[TarynH]

And while it's an odd and obscure reference the shirt still has at least a credible connection, and while the Batman and Scarlet Witch shirts were more obvious, while the 007 one was a bit more vague

It's a very obscure reference, either way you go with it. A director? Yoshida said Spider-man has more than one director, as he was brushing off SAM talk. A random instance where he was dressed as a SAM? Pretty obscure there too.

007 obscure? A guy that goes around using gadgets and guns. Fits perfectly imo. Kind of spot on there. Especially when Yoshida did the gun move. Just missing the car and the girl.

As for Blue Mage, literally the only connection is that yes, Spiderman can be alluding to Blue Mage due to the fact he gained spider powers from a spider, still, there are far better characters to represent Blue Mage if they wanted it to be so obvious, such as Rogue from X-men

Couldn't the same be said about SAM? A more obvious shirt could've been used for that job as well. Instead of the obscure references listed above. Why Spider-man? Why would Yoshida say he likes red, but also blue? Is SAM going to get blue armor now and sling webs? This job sounds crazier and crazier. Now I'm considering it over RDM.

That's literally it, people have been trying to do tremendous reaches every time there's so much of a mention of the color blue. But the truth is, there's nothing in setting that really references them, and comments by Yoshida himself count against Blue Mage as he has reaffirmed his old ideas at the JP fanfest for Blue Mage, and he would certainly not discuss an unrevealed job like he did mere 2 months before it's official reveal.

But there is nothing at all that references BLU in the game. You're right. I'll go talk to Raubahn about the Immortal Flames, and ask him if he caught that developer event. See what his pick is; red or blue. Maybe I'll polish Tizona for him.

Also, there could be a couple of reasons for down talking "traditional" BLU. Which is more the case in the interview. One could be that they don't want the players to get extremely excited for getting "traditional" BLU, because they are going a different route with it. (Like RDM) In other words, they don't want to lie and say the BLU of old is coming to Hydaelyn, and have it turn out to be a whole other monster. For instance, some fans might get upset that FFXIV's BLU maybe doesn't go around learning spells.

Or, second reason, to throw us off the scent for awhile to build more hype.