SE, the concept of "Limited Jobs" is a really bad idea, turn back now

[Zakon]

Can someone explain to me why you would want Blue Mage if it can't be an actual Blue Mage.

I'm tired of people bringing this up whenever they try to adapt a job into XIV's gameplay style. We'd never have gotten Summoner, Bard, Dark Knight or Red Mage if the dev team insisted on translating the job into a system that it wouldn't work with.

People want a playable blue mage. By playable, they mean a job that uses enemy skills and is usable in party content. Nobody wanted a special job that is a literal translation of the job at the cost of being segregated from the rest of the game.

It would essentially be another RDM

The Red Mage that was received with overwhelming praise for its design and approachable gameplay and the clever way in which it adapted the concept into XIV's gameplay systems?

The Red Mage that continues to be one of the most popular jobs in the entire game?

That Red Mage?