Quote Originally Posted by sarehptar View Post
We already have a scenario where going into a instance locks you to a certain hotbar/certain set of skills such as when we do PvP. They should just let BLU queue via the Duty Finder but lock them to a certain set of skills for each role while using the DF. Exclude "OP" skills like missile/launcher/death/doom and don't allow a player to queue via the DF at all if they don't have all the required skills acquired. That way, players who want the full BLU experience of using skills like death or missile can still have that experience by grouping via PF or a pre-made, but people who just want to complete the content/story dungeon as BLU can queue with a more limited, less "broken" skillset via DF.

The real problem is that the DF isn't set up to handle aetherial mimicry, and personally I think we would not have seen BLU as a permanent limited class if it weren't for the idea of it being able to play all three roles. The game doesn't recognize BLU tanks and healers AS tanks and healers, which creates issues with mechanics. The way Duty Finder works currently, it's unlikely that it would ever be able to properly queue BLU mages as anything other than DPS.
You first point presents a great suggestion, I mean if they have already done it for level synced skills, why not apply it to certain Blue Mage Spells.

I’d say at this point Aetherial Mimicry is the least of our concerns as it stands Blue Mage is still DPS, if it were to gain the abilities of a tank, they only raise their defense and boost certain skills, if healer the certain moves that are healer based will become stronger and if DPS Critical and Direct Hit rate increase. Currently Aetherial Mimicry is more of A Realm Reborn (ARR) pseudo tank stance with the ability to affect a Blue Mage’s capabilities in a fight. I can agree with the sentiment that Blue wasn’t designed to be a Tank, but a healer or DPS? Sure! I mean it isn’t far of a stretch when their FFXI counterpart can easily do tanking, support or damage dealers, so maybe in FFXIV they can be a DPS and a Healer rather than a tank. At this stage of time if Blue Mage is only to be able to que as a DPS role that is perfectly fine, it just means some Blue Mages have an easier time to learn spells only available in dungeons or Duty Finder.