So, what is the hold up on Beastmaster?

[rainichan]

When the devs introduced BLU as a limited job, they made sure to make mention of BST in the same breath as "we're looking into other limited jobs such as..." and since BLU has a very... mixed opinion of it, I'm not really sure if they're going to continue with limited jobs. At this point, only the devs know if they'll keep putting money into a limited job, and if they'll bring out BST like that if they do.

[NekoMataMata]

When the devs introduced BLU as a limited job, they made sure to make mention of BST in the same breath as "we're looking into other limited jobs such as..." and since BLU has a very... mixed opinion of it, I'm not really sure if they're going to continue with limited jobs. At this point, only the devs know if they'll keep putting money into a limited job, and if they'll bring out BST like that if they do.

Considering the weird mess that BLU is I don't think people would really want them to bring out BST. But... if they bring it out in a similar way to BLU, they can probably make it something for people to grind on.

[rainichan]

Considering the weird mess that BLU is I don't think people would really want them to bring out BST. But... if they bring it out in a similar way to BLU, they can probably make it something for people to grind on.

I mean, I don't mind BLU, it's fun and some friends and I were doing some of the harder fights for funsies on it! I enjoy it for what it is, but I know they got a LOT of backlash for it not being a full class, not being exactly like the other FF games (XI in particular since it's a full job there), a lot of people get irritated with BLUs when they swoop into FATEs to one-shot them during things like relic item grinding, etc. so while I think BST would be fun in a limited capacity, trying to balance it as a full job would end up being more of a SMN but with dungeon monsters sort of deal but less fun (or... more, I guess, if you don't like the SMN rework lol.) The limited job idea in general was a pretty mixed reaction to some enjoying the idea of something to do during downtime, and others complained that it should just be a full job, the devs were just using the balance issue as a cop-out, and so on.

Time will tell if they go ahead with more; I personally hope they do because I always enjoy more content to do when I'm not doing main content prog haha.

[DixieBellOCE]

Considering the weird mess that BLU is I don't think people would really want them to bring out BST. But... if they bring it out in a similar way to BLU, they can probably make it something for people to grind on.

BLU raids are some of the most fun content in the game.

Probs the most diverse job in the game in terms of personal customization of gameplay.

[Velvet_Lunarfang]

Considering the weird mess that BLU is I don't think people would really want them to bring out BST. But... if they bring it out in a similar way to BLU, they can probably make it something for people to grind on.

I'd be happy to get rid of BLU honestly. If it can not be implemented like it's FFXI counterpart then erase BLU once and for all

[Darthgummibear]

When the devs introduced BLU as a limited job, they made sure to make mention of BST in the same breath as "we're looking into other limited jobs such as..." and since BLU has a very... mixed opinion of it, I'm not really sure if they're going to continue with limited jobs. At this point, only the devs know if they'll keep putting money into a limited job, and if they'll bring out BST like that if they do.

I can't speak for everyone on this, but for me personally hard-casting all day long isn't fun. I hate BLM for the same reason. Combined with BLU's mechanics being a bit on the convoluted side, it's no surprise that the reception has been mixed. Just from a sheer mobility standpoint I see beastmaster more likely to get positive feedback.