Quote Originally Posted by LauraAdalena View Post
The thing is, that's not any different than any other job then. Also, you shouldn't be using diamondback for a lack of health but using it to prevent or mitigate massive damage that might put you in a disadvantageous situation with your health and strategizing when to use them given the skill of your party, upcoming attacks, and positioning where you are. How is that any different from what you do with BLU with what you said?
I don't think that's what he meant. The lack of health is referring to Blue Mages not having any extra Vitality like an actual tank would, thus making Diamondback key in a lot of areas to compensate for things that wouldn't phase a normal tank. That actually is what makes BLU in FFXIV different than the other jobs.


Though your whole post here rings very hollow coming from someone who hasn't even leveled Blue Mage past level 50. Wanting to limit Blue Mage's identity to one thing is the complete counter stance to what the devs chose to do with this latest update, which is a valid opinion for someone who just doesn't like what Blue Mage is currently, but not one anyone here should take seriously when that person hasn't even given the new update a chance.