How to expand Blue Mage: Exclusive Exploration Zone and Deep Dungeon

[CaptainLagbeard]

Turning BLU into a "full job" as it is now would not work, there's only so many spells it has currently that would be reasonable to even keep, and most of the ones that could be kept would probably have to see their potency adjusted.

But what we have that don't have any extra effects not generally meant for players to access...

Water Cannon
Flamethrower
Flying Frenzy
Loom
Song of Torment
Plaincracker
Flying Sardine
Fire Angon
Alpine Draft
Electrogenesis
Pom Cure
Sonic Boom
Angel Whisper
Feculent Flood
Blaze

And maybe one or two of the various Primal skills for a heavy hitting CD, which include...
Eruption
Mountain Buster
Shock Strike
Quesar
J-Kick
Phantom Flurry

And lastly, as a defensive option, I suppose Diamondback as it exists now could technically work...

You build your fancy "full job blue mage" from that selection, and consider if you would play it over Black Mage or Red Mage.

[Deveryn]

Turning BLU into a "full job" as it is now would not work, there's only so many spells it has currently that would be reasonable to even keep, and most of the ones that could be kept would probably have to see their potency adjusted.

But what we have that don't have any extra effects not generally meant for players to access...

Water Cannon
Flamethrower
Flying Frenzy
Loom
Song of Torment
Plaincracker
Flying Sardine
Fire Angon
Alpine Draft
Electrogenesis
Pom Cure
Sonic Boom
Angel Whisper
Feculent Flood
Blaze

And maybe one or two of the various Primal skills for a heavy hitting CD, which include...
Eruption
Mountain Buster
Shock Strike
Quesar
J-Kick
Phantom Flurry

And lastly, as a defensive option, I suppose Diamondback as it exists now could technically work...

You build your fancy "full job blue mage" from that selection, and consider if you would play it over Black Mage or Red Mage.

If they were to make it fit with the other jobs, you would have a template similar to the other mages, where you have your targeted single and AOE spells and one melee range spell. Maybe it could get the SMN treatment and have element phases to maintain some of its variety. J Kick to gap close, maybe Loom to move around a little more freely. Maybe Bad Breath is their debuff, but it's on a longer cooldown.