BLU for Duty Finder and Raids! Show your support!

[ChocoFeru]

The problem with this argument is that it's not fresh. The overworld is typically dead because it's boring, adding forced leveling and mob farming isn't going to suddenly change that.

Of course it's boring, and that's why we need jobs like BLU or BST so they can change the overworld in the future.

Why would they have to get rid of death? In pyros most things are already death resistant to the point it doesn't really work.

Well, it's you who want BLU to fit into duty-raid content. We know Death spell has no room in that kind of content.

Then, it's supposed to be a solo job but most of the solo content is locked out.

For now. Because the actual content is made to fit the duty-only mentality.

The only thing it can really do is farm overworld mobs, again that just sounds like loads of fun *sarcasm for those that can't tell* and then a weekly minigame. Hmmmmm but don't we already have lots of minigames that everyone loves? No, minigames last for about one week and then die. Notice die rhymes with diadem. When was the last time you went to play Lords of Verminion or did the win trading rigged triple triad tournaments? It's not just about raiding either. I don't raid, I still don't want a limited job blue mage that equates to a minigame.

And that's why overworld needs to change to fit new jobs like BLU. I'm glad that you're aware how boring overworld is and that it needs to be changed.

You can only have 24 skills on your hotbar at one time anyway and most likely new skills will outdate old skills anyway.

Or maybe not. Still, you have the freedom to do your own build to fit whatever you're going to do instead of a generic set of skills.

You don't have to get rid of it at all. Make the bosses immune to it like most are to Stun or Silence, or Sleep. Or make it do a large amount of damage to the boss.

So in the end it will be the same as a generic job.

Umm... DRG has that party wide Crit buff... MNK has Brotherhood. There is no reason Mighty Guard couldn't be a party wide defence up for a few seconds during a huge attack or something.

They're just mini-buffs. You can't compare a 5% mitigation buff with a, let's say, 60% mitigation one that lasts longer. We're talking about a BLU healing or even tanking, and not doing minor placebo-like buffs.

RDM says HI.

RDM can't heal properly in raid, just like PLD can't heal like a healer. We already got RDM reduced into a generic caster, we don't want BLU to be reduced into that as well.

I give you this one. But if you want to tank why not just play a tank?

Because versatility can be fun.

At least you would be able to play it in all content and not be restricted to party finder.

Yes, it's quite limited into the actual content. That's why we need to change the overworld to fit newer and different content. For dutyfinder we got lots of other jobs.

Nothing about BLU is new. It's still a collect-a-thon.

That's because you only see BLU that way, instead of what it can provide.

I guess when they add Puppet Master you'll throw all your minions at a mob and then they can tweak Lords of Verminion to be PUP's unique content...

I guess if they add PUP you'll want him to play like a MNK with a SMN pet with a similar generic rotation. Because pressing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for hours is funnier than having a real PUP where you can modify the puppet parts at your will. I guess FFXIV has no room for other contents, so let's change the name to FFXIV: a Duty Reborn.

(oops the quotes, but I want to reply to everything :P)

I said it before, I'll say it again, you want a game that's not FFXIV. And with how you talk about BLU, given the recent patch notes, Choco, I'm not sure you want this BLU either.

You're right, I don't want this BLU. I want it to be playable in the overworld, but not in the actual one, but in a harder/meaningful one, so I approve the first steps to a new content.

I understand people wants a new caster to raid with, but we should be open-minded here and try to find new ways to play this game. I love to raid as well and I never stopped to, but I don't want this game to get stagnant like the rest of MMORPG.