Which is a natural thing to happen in case of those people who played other Final Fantasy games before XIV; especially when you consider players coming from XI.
->Or are you surprised that others get disappointed when XIV-Bluemage here is neither overpowered (which a Limited Solo Job suggests) nor a normal job that can enter every content?
I personally won't protest in any harsh manner against XIV's interpretation, yet I'll show you the BLU-versions I played / really loved myself --- and they all were full-fledged jobs that required you to chase specific monsters for learning skills:
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance / A2 - Blue Mage
Bravely Default - Vampire
Bravely Second - Catmancer
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