Don't like Blue Mage? Here is how to convince SE to change it...

[TheRealMadruck]

Over the past 10 years, we have been seeing trends in the gaming community that have high and low points. From companies like EA microtransactioning their players to death to companies not listening to their fanbase in regards to the recent Blizz Diablo Immortal announcement.

People have complained, tweeted, made videos or other things to display their disgust at these choices/decisions with SE being no different. But rarely do players actually do the one thing that has be shown to possibly have a effect...DON'T GIVE THEM MONEY OR PLAY THE JOB in regards to FF14!

Now, some people like Blue Mage and some don't. I am on neither side of liking BLU or not as I have never had a interest in Blue Mage even when I played years in FF11. I have seen people liking this choice with others hating it. I would have to side with those that don't like it to be honest...why? Because I agree that having Blue Mage as a "limited" job unable to be use in every facet of the game that every other job can in relation to DF and other features is in bad design.

YP mentioned in the recent LL hints of Beastmaster...a job I am 100% in love with and want to see implemented in FF14. I have my own ideas on how I would do such a class with it not requiring any facet they have designed with BLU but a job modeled similar to Summoner only with PHYS damage. This is why I can understand those that are perturbed by this choice from SE. If I do not want BST to suffer the same fate and want it to have access to all this game features including DF...I have to stand firm.

To conclude, if you truly feel strongly about BLU going in the wrong direction...speak with your wallet or neglect the job. Companies like SE will not waste resources on a job if noone plays it based on a decision many feel is bad. The choice is yours...

(I already know this may put me in trouble with SE promoting something like this on the forums...but I do not care. I believe in open dialogue and honesty on what options those like myself have in relation to enacting change even if at the end become futile.)

[Canadane]

But I do like it.
The game needs more solo content. I'm very welcoming of the idea of limited jobs.

[redcurrant18]

Agreed. I'm sick of grinding in the same areas over and over again. Leveling in the overworld as a blue mage would be a welcome change, and I don't think that system should be changed. As long as they can use trusts to get into story dungeons when they are eventually released, I will play as Blue Mage.

[Bernhardt]

I will not be continuing my subscription because of this decision. I do not want to pay for SE to test out a job that I believe should be able to do what all the other jobs can do. It's not worth testing something that may never be implemented. As someone who doesn't like how any of the jobs feel aesthetically and was looking forward to playing as a Blue Mage in current content (like raiding) regardless of the game mechanics I am disappointed.

Since I paid a month sub just to get things in order in preparation to play blue, and after I saw it wasn't even guaranteed to be able to do randoms, this is just another mish mash of doing old ARR content over again with an unknown payoff that I might be able to do current raids with my friends.

Friends were iffy about coming back as well, and though some of them didn't even care about Blue, cared about playing with their friends, some of whom were looking forward to playing the class and doing end game content together.

With the remaining days of my subscription giving me the ability to say the following on these forums: I'm not subscribing until Blue Mage becomes a job that can do current end game content and has the ability to use the random match finder. I can't believe it's 2018 and we're advocating for a job class to be able to use a basic tool.

[Kusanagi7]

dosent mater to me ill play it when it comes out as its still content i can do and afterwards ill decide if i enjoyed it or not and give actual feedback rather than act foolish as it isnt even out yet.

[Bernhardt]

I won't act foolish and spend money on something that isn't even out yet.

[Haxaan]

I seriously can't believe that this has become such a hot button issue for people. The fact that we are even getting Blue Mage is a gift. The fact that anyone would "be getting ready for" a job that could possibly not even have been implemented and hinged their sub on a single job is kind of silly, but then again I don't pay their sub and neither should they if they are going to be mad about something so trivial. You can't make everyone happy. If every Summoner quit the game because we have had to use silly little pew pew add on pets instead of actually having a real Summoner then a huge part of the population would quit, but that hasn't happened because there are plenty of other things to do and they have hope that some day their job will get it's just desserts. That's like saying you're going to cancel your cable subscription because a channel decided not to air a show that wasn't even released yet. Sounds silly in retrospect.

[Skyskip]

I seriously can't believe that this has become such a hot button issue for people. The fact that we are even getting Blue Mage is a gift. The fact that anyone would "be getting ready for" a job that could possibly not even have been implemented and hinged their sub on a single job is kind of silly, but then again I don't pay their sub and neither should they if they are going to be mad about something so trivial. You can't make every happy. If every Summoner quit the game because we have had to use silly little pew pew add on pets instead of actually having a real Summoner then a huge part of the population would quit, but that hasn't happened because there are plenty of other things to do and they have hope that some day their job will get it's just desserts. That's like saying you're going to cancel your cable subscription because a channel stopped airing a show that wasn't even released yet. Sounds silly in retrospect.

This is no gift, it's a slap in the face.

[Acidblood]

I am looking forward to Blue Mage and its content, and genuinely believe (from what they have shown) that it will be fun to play.

I do however completely agree with the OP; if Blue Mage turns out to be flawed (as with SB WHM / MCH / DRK, Diadem, Eureka, etc.) then I will provide my informed feedback and, depending on how ‘bad’ it is, avoid playing the job / content until such time as it is updated to be more enjoyable (which may be never).

This is no gift, it's a slap in the face.

Serious question: Would you prefer that Blue Mage was never implmented? That Yoshi P simply said 'too hard' and left it at that?
(And before you answer 'I would prefer they implemented it as a normal job', assume that they wouldn't; that it's this version of Blue Mage or nothing at all, ever).

[Rosentretter]

I won't act foolish and spend money on something that isn't even out yet.

Good luck out there!

People complain about absolutely everything. They want BLU, they want different content, they want open world activity, guess what, this gives all those 3 things, and now they don't want it. Make up your minds boys! You're free to unsub from the game, but you don't need to come to the forums to whine about it. Just do it, no one will miss you anyway.

I can't wait to play as BLU!