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

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For instance: http://gamerescape.com/2013/02/21/ga...iv-media-tour/ An interview back in 2013 where Yoshida talks about Thief/Ninja, and then in the next sentence says he'd like to see more casting jobs like BLU and RDM. There they are, mentioned together. Is it real? Should I take that as absolute truth because he said them in the same breath together? Or is that a red herring?

It's no doubt Blue Mage will make it into this game at some point, it's one of few iconic Final Fantasy jobs left. No one is saying Blue Mage will never come, only that there's little current evidence it's coming in Stormblood.

How about the event we had where we got to go into the developer's room in game? Where two of them were fighting over putting RDM or BLU in the game? Red herring, or am I to believe that as absolute proof both are coming?

I've already explained how that's a poor example, as the dialogue that mentioned the color blue was not present in the other 3 languages, nor was it a direct name drop, merely an obvious nod. It's also vague enough to be interpreted as something that comes after red mage, not with it.

I find it ironically funny that you're denying the evidence for BLU, while saying I'm denying the evidence for SAM.

I'm not denying evidence for Blue Mage, only that the evidence being reached for is weak and unsubstantial in comparison, especially in comparison to Samurai.

What about the evidence for all three? http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2016/4960.html "I've seen many a conversation online about the desire to see Samurai, Red Mage, and Blue Mage... and sometimes Puppetmaster" All three mentioned together recently, and oh... PUP too. I guess none of those jobs can be added unless PUP is added at the same time? Since we have to take everything said as absolute truth and all.

This is simply not evidence actually, the quote you're referring to in the article is in brackets, meaning it's the words of the writer, not a quote from Yoshida.

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.

All he said about the color red on the spiderman shirt was on stage that he jokingly wanted to put on a red shirt because the color theme for Stormblood is red. He never said he likes red, but also likes blue, where you're pulling that from is beyond me.

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.

This same weak garbage once again. A character sharing a name is nothing new in this game, and tizona, while a BLU relic in FFXI, is still a historical sword just like any other sword used in FF games that are often recurring. Raubhan in FFXIV has zero correlation to Blue Mage outside of simply sharing some names (cause surprise, a lot of the devs are the same!) A callback and nothing more. He doesn't look like a blue mage, he doesn't fight like a blue mage.
I guess Seer is guaranteed to be coming now, since Krile not only shares her name but also iconic cat-ear hood and even casts healing spells too. She's a far better example of your logic than Raubhan could ever be in the slightest.

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.

Yet they're going to tease it with a shirt just like the other jobs, and save it for a big announcement during the key note just like the other jobs? And treat it just like the reveal of all the past expansion jobs even though it's not going to be like them at all? Your logic contradicts itself.