Quote Originally Posted by Shurrikhan View Post
No, it is not. There is no opportunity, laudable or otherwise, that would need be consumed.

It's a matter of something which works in both arenas A and B. And that's a matter of compromise; if the capacity for A is "compromised", it straight-up no longer works for A, and vice versa. Such is instead a matter of effort.

The question is simply whether BLU is worth that effort, to actually have meaningful choice in its kit (rather than on up to perhaps 5 spells out of the whole thing), to actually have an engaging playflow (rather than, at most, the glee of a damage-mod-stacked burst per 90s or overpowered basic heals), to actually be designed for the fun of its own playflow and decision-making, rather than only for its grind of acquisition.

And, no, a "Catmancer" would not be a suitable replacement for BLU. Nor does BLU need replacing. BLU deserves fixing and actually fleshing out with some attention to it's own experience, rather than merely that of its attached mini-game.
And I'm saying the effort to arbitrarily make such a change is not worth it. That instead of adding a completely unnecessary and watered down version to a piece of side content, you could add a caster to the slot that would fill the same niche of BLU without having to change anything of said content and its purpose.
I'm trying to meet you halfway here. Catmancer, Animist or w/e that sorta plays in to the fantasy of BLU can be added to the roster of standard jobs and has the added benefit of not being attached to anything (precedence, tradition, gimmick) and be its very own job. It would mirror the relationship between Reaper and traditional DRK that share similar aesthetic, weapon and fighting style, while still being distinct from XIV's version of DRK. Something that has been suggested here before.

It's hard to discuss any of these theoretical "solutions" to this topic when people are not open to compromise on any of their staunch and unreasonable desires. And I reject the entire premise that BLU needs any sort of "fixing" that you're demanding, it's working completely as intended. Your hang-ups and refusal to accept the obvious are not mine or the developers' problem. It is a mini-game and side content, it's best for everyone to just accept it. If you want to make sensible adjustments to the experience, send in constructive feedback. Theorycrafting that subverts the entire concept that (general) you unconvincingly try pass off as easy to implement isn't constructive.