Blue mage at patch 4.5

[Bourne_Endeavor]

So basically Blue Mage is dead content they're wasting money on because they're incompetent. Between this and the server reshuffling, what I way to butcher the expansion hype.

[InkstainedGwyn]

"Here's a list of jobs you guys really, really, really want and we might give you some of them, but you won't really be able to play them because this is still an MMO and you have dungeons in the MSQ!"

It does say premade parties are allowed, though, so... if you have a group of 4, you should still be able to do them. Not ideal, and I really am not sure they understood that in "trying to make people happy by giving them BLU at all although they can't balance it" they're just really making everyone unhappy, but I expected it to be 100% solo, can't even access the duty list. So, that's something.

[SilverObi]

So basically Blue Mage is dead content they're wasting money on because they're incompetent. Between this and the server reshuffling, what I way to butcher the expansion hype.

When everything is so finely tuned and balanced (to them) that any sort of shake up can disturb the balance, they do crap like this. Scared to develop something with depth and actually look at real balance in fights and interactions between player abilities and monsters.

[Arrius]

And no access to Duty Finder, Roulette, PvP and Deep Dungeon for them, either.

(Pre-formed parties still work, though.)

So the (possible) Gunblade class could be a DPS and still wouldn't make a big hit on queues.

[Powercow]

If I went into Savage raid and didn't have decent gear, I'd be kicked from the party as well!

Hell if you went into a Savage raid and didn't pick up all your job quest skills you'd be kicked too.

"pfft why would I need Assize?" - No White Mage Ever

[Ranetsu-Akagane]

updating post.

[BillyKaplan]

If they were already going to build this ridiculous system, I don't see why not make a proper build, something they can balance, and have that learned from leveling up and from the job quests. Like in PvP, your actions would be swapped around so when you're in matched content, that's what you get to use, no ifs ands or buts. And then, if you wanted the extra solo experience, go do that solo experience.

I wasn't even looking forward to BLU so much, and at least one person I know who was is still pleased. I'm just astounded at the thinking process behind the design.

[RezPls]

What a waste of a job. No one wants this content outside of the massochists who find Eureka to be the pinnacle of XIV.

Disappointing and another example of SE being out of touch with what players want or like.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I thought people wanted new and different content? NO? Huh..

Its now a job that is completely different from any other job. Which is what i thought people wanted.

[Zohar_Lahar]

I don't get the point of having a job you can't really play outside of its own duty or in anything relevant.

Well, the Disciples of the Hand and Land are still around and getting content in 5.x.....