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

[Kitfox]

Well, just did the 25th (last?) stage of Carnivale, even Verminion requires more strategy. Spam one spell for magic damage, another for physical, keep dmg debuff up for try-harding and heal when needed, dodge one attack with a teleport. Is this the peak of Limited Jobs? By the way, boss was immune to almost everything so getting all those spells and effects proved mighty useful. They didn't even make the job brokenly imbalanced like they said they would. What on earth prevented them from balancing this for regular content again?

I'll probably fill in the last of the Carnivale eventually since it's a good source of the old hunt seals, and get the rest of the spells for completions sake, but my adventure with this class lasted 2 days.

[BillyKaplan]

There's a very passionate following for FSH and all the signs are pointing at BLU being similarly well received.

I think the problem stems from what SE did with BLU as a "job". It's not. It's about as side-content as FSH itself is nowadays, barring the occasional fish CUL can actually benefit from. But not only did SE still imply it's a "job" by calling it a "Limited Job", they haven't even properly advertised the restrictions. NEW JOB! ....that can't do most of the game. Had they been more upfront and honest and semantic about it, I think a lot of people wouldn't have minded it as much.
That said, it's a damned if you do, damned if you don't situation because then people would've complained about roughly the same things they do now, why was BLU relegated to a glorified mini game status?

So far I agree with most of the complaints presented here. The leveling isn't that bad but that's because it's so very easy to cheese, and with so many people I know also leveling BLU I never have to worry about finding parties to run those trials unsynced in exchange for a return of favor, which I'm more than capable of providing. But for something they kept saying wasn't designed for party play, and all about that solo experience, there's such a wide gap between what they promised and what we received I'm getting whiplash.

It doesn't even matter how fun it is to some people, the, i'll say it, lies provided regarding this are just astounding. It's as though no one who talked about BLU had a single idea of what the job would play like, at best because it was hard to predict what it would play like in a live environment, at worst - because they were detached from what was actually being developed.

[Reap00]

Well, just did the 25th (last?) stage of Carnivale, even Verminion requires more strategy. Spam one spell for magic damage, another for physical, keep dmg debuff up for try-harding and heal when needed, dodge one attack with a teleport. Is this the peak of Limited Jobs? By the way, boss was immune to almost everything so getting all those spells and effects proved mighty useful. They didn't even make the job brokenly imbalanced like they said they would. What on earth prevented them from balancing this for regular content again?

I'll probably fill in the last of the Carnivale eventually since it's a good source of the old hunt seals, and get the rest of the spells for completions sake, but my adventure with this class lasted 2 days.

Then don't use the job. Complaining incessantly won't get you anywhere.

[BillyKaplan]

Complaining incessantly won't get you anywhere.

And yet you seem intent on doing exactly that. In every thread you can get half a word in. Despite none of it ever mattering at all.

[Jandor]

There's nothing odd about it, besides them trying to sell it as a solo job, when it's clearly not.

Yep, nothing odd about it, apart from this big odd thing about it.

[Chortle]

I'm having fun with BLU for what it is, but it does seem like somewhat of a waste of time to level since I won't be able to use it in end game content.What concerns me most is the thought of one of the classes I am really looking forward to being announced as a "limited class".

It's a no for me.

[Moogly]

We today have proof that such subject were useles to begin with...
BLU is great !

[Seraphor]

Yep, nothing odd about it, apart from this big odd thing about it.

... the odd thing is their marketing.

BLU being a social job is fine, nothing odd about a social job in an MMO. The job itself works.
It's just odd that they decided to sell it as a solo job. It's not a solo job.

[Fyce]

... the odd thing is their marketing.

BLU being a social job is fine, nothing odd about a social job in an MMO. The job itself works.
It's just odd that they decided to sell it as a solo job. It's not a solo job.

It was never sold as a solo job exclusively though. There was mention of party play for BLU's progression during the FanFest, as well as BLU parties shown in promotional screenshots.
Being "designed for solo" doesn't exclude party play at all. Besides, you can do the most of things the job has to offer during solo play: leveling, job quests, learning the majority of skills, and do the Carnivale (which is solo exclusive).

People should really stop with that argument. It has been debunked countless times already.

[Jandor]

... the odd thing is their marketing.

BLU being a social job is fine, nothing odd about a social job in an MMO. The job itself works.
It's just odd that they decided to sell it as a solo job. It's not a solo job.

It was probably pushed as solo because saying up-front "you need groups to complete it but it can't actually queue for group content with it" would have really had people scratching their heads.