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

[jon041065]

Your last paragraph perfectly captured how I see BLU and the limited job system: an attempt to alter the all too rigid battle system. And if BLU and the rest can accomplish that, I would be happy to see them join the rest.

I'm pretty sure that you did not understand what Blueye meant.

The thing is, SE hasn't given any indication that Blue Mage is intended to be their first step towards expansive changes to their existing battle system. It's been implied that Blue Mage and other Limited Jobs are meant to exist as a completely separate system with no plans for the two systems to ever interact with each other at the highest level.

This is definitely the impression I have after the live letter and what our side is saying is wrong with limited jobs.

If we want to see an expansive change to the existing system, we as fans will have to advocate for that. We should view Blue Mage as an opportunity for change; because if we can get SE to integrate Blue Mage into the existing system, if they don't want all their hard work to be for naught, it's going to force them to expand the limitations of what jobs can do. Blue Mage should be the job that raises the bar.

I could be reading this wrong but sounds like Blueye is saying the same kind of thing that I said to you earlier. That we believe SE can make blue mage work in the full game and still have the side content. That they would have to put the time and resources it would take for a 6.0 job towards the task. That it would probably take a multi-role or talent system. Making blue mage for the full game would be the thing that pushes them to do what you and I both agreed we want to see happen.

If SE sticks with the limited job concept, I would bet that they just put future limited jobs in their own boxes while keeping the same rigid trinity for the combat jobs.