Why are the dev’s allergic to Water magic?

[Amnmaat]

I personally want a Storm Mage, that uses wind, thunder, ice and water spells.

Dunno if there's ever been anything like that in FF.

Black mage, they just don't have water in FFXIV. But when you say Storm it makes me think of Geomancer, they deal with natural disasters such as Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Lava eruptons, tsunamis, and the like.

[Ekimmak]

Black mage, they just don't have water in FFXIV. But when you say Storm it makes me think of Geomancer, they deal with natural disasters such as Earthquakes, Tornadoes, Lava eruptons, tsunamis, and the like.

See, I can come up with reasons for a so called "Storm" mage to use earth or fire spells. Sandstorms are when winds whip up and carry sand. Firestorms are created by winds carrying sparks and soot around.

But neither White nor Black mage has the full set of elements that I'd consider calling them a "storm" mage. White Mage doesn't have Lightning, Black Mage doesn't have Wind.