Blue Mage might actually be a good thing.

[JBee]

Short Answer: Because of the playerbase.

The concept of a Blue Mage being able to customize their skill set, which is a big part of the draw, would be completely destroyed because people would ultimately dictate what the "correct" setup is for endgame. All those nifty abilities you've learned would be narrowed down to a handful, especially since they'd have to make certain abilities flat out not work against raid bosses.

This is a job created for people who aren't necessarily into that scene so they can mess around and have fun, while still working towards something without being told they're "doing it wrong". For everyone else, you've got all the other jobs at your disposal.

Dragoon is now a job that can only be used in open world and FATEs and can no longer queue for roulettes or raids, because players are trying to dictate how the DRG should use their skills.

But that's fine, right, cause you've got all the other jobs at your disposal.

[Ilenya]

Dragoon is now a job that can only be used in open world and FATEs and can no longer queue for roulettes or raids, because players are trying to dictate how the DRG should use their skills.

But that's fine, right, cause you've got all the other jobs at your disposal.

How does that...Even make sense in this context? You know, besides the fact the playerbase does try to force optimal meta stuff on people at times.

[Andevom]

Dragoon is now a job that can only be used in open world and FATEs and can no longer queue for roulettes or raids, because players are trying to dictate how the DRG should use their skills.

But that's fine, right, cause you've got all the other jobs at your disposal.

What makes Dragoon iconic isn't something that makes it difficult to fit into raids. Dragoons jump, fight with lances, and have dragon-themed armor. They're not known for having a bunch of abilities. Not the same thing.

But if Dragoon was a limited job, you can bet I'd still happily play the hell out of it.