Simple Solution to BLU

[NoloeTazier]

3 Soul Crystals.

BLU (dps), BLU (healer), & BLU (tank).

Essentially 3 jobs in one.

Each has different unlockable Job abilities.

Then everyone would want Tank Paladin, Healer Paladin, DD Paladin. And the list goes on, way too many soul crystals.

[Toodles]

Then everyone would want Tank Paladin, Healer Paladin, DD Paladin. And the list goes on, way too many soul crystals.

You know thematically BLU's are meant to wear many hats b/c of their vast array of creature abilities (traditionally), right?

Additionally, SE's concern with BLU is giving one Job too many actions... this' a fine solution.

[Duelle]

You know thematically BLU's are meant to wear many hats b/c of their vast array of creature abilities (traditionally), right?

And the only thing that matters is that the job learns skill from monsters. That's all it needs to be a blue mage. Everything else, and I do mean everything else (scimitars, middle eastern aesthetic, pointy shoes, role flexibility, skill sets, gear choices) is essentially fluff.

[Toodles]

And the only thing that matters is that the job learns skill from monsters. That's all it needs to be a blue mage. Everything else, and I do mean everything else (scimitars, middle eastern aesthetic, pointy shoes, role flexibility, skill sets, gear choices) is essentially fluff.

I agree. Learning from monsters could be resolved in the Class/Job quests.

Blue Mages have taken many different forms across the FF-multiverse, ultimately you're correct--all that matters is the learning of creature actions.

Heck, BLU could even come from LNC (Kimahri).

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

Heck, BLU could even come from LNC (Kimahri).

And there are a few spears weapons that are forks. (Quina)

[Rex]

You know thematically BLU's are meant to wear many hats b/c of their vast array of creature abilities (traditionally), right?

Additionally, SE's concern with BLU is giving one Job too many actions... this' a fine solution.

Well, let's see how NIN turns out...since NIN is supposed to "Not play like any of the other classes", "Not your typical job" and " NIN DOTs aren't like other DOTs."

And with mudra....We can come to the conclusion that Ninja may possibly have more abilities than the other jobs have right now. So, let's see how that plays out...maybe that'll give a clearer image of how BLU could be.

But, I don't think 3 soul crystals would ever be the route, nor do I think it should be. That would mean you can't switch between them during battle, so if you needed to cover for someone as a Healer coming from DD or Tank mode, you wouldn't be able to...which would defeat the purpose of a "hybrid class."

[Lord_Zlatan]

Well, let's see how NIN turns out...since NIN is supposed to "Not play like any of the other classes", "Not your typical job" and " NIN DOTs aren't like other DOTs."

And with mudra....We can come to the conclusion that Ninja may possibly have more abilities than the other jobs have right now. So, let's see how that plays out...maybe that'll give a clearer image of how BLU could be.

But, I don't think 3 soul crystals would ever be the route, nor do I think it should be. That would mean you can't switch between them during battle, so if you needed to cover for someone as a Healer coming from DD or Tank mode, you wouldn't be able to...which would defeat the purpose of a "hybrid class."

I don't understand. .. you can change jobs in combat?

What you can do, is in fact, switch ur job by changing weapon and or soulstone... what's the difference here?

[Rex]

I don't understand. .. you can change jobs in combat?

What you can do, is in fact, switch ur job by changing weapon and or soulstone... what's the difference here?

....I'm saying you can not change jobs in combat. Which would make the use of a "Hybrid job with 3 soul crystals" pointless. Because you would want the Blue Mage to be able to switch on the fly. If the method were 3 different soul crystals for one job, you wouldn't be able to switch on the fly. Which, again, would make the idea of a hybrid job pointless. Hopefuly that makes what I said a little clearer.

I reference Ninja because of the mudra....it can be something where Blue Mage has certain ability combos that switches it between "modes"...if Blue Mage were to actually follow the idea of filling each role.

But again...because of how the game matches players in Duty Finder content...Blue Mage would have to fall under a certain category. They'd have to completely rework the system or add a category. Because for the time being it's based only on "Healer / DD / Tank" divisions...so technically a "Hybrid Job" can't even work in the game right now.

[Lord_Zlatan]

sorry

We were kind of on different pages there, so sorry for the snarky answer.

But... why not a compromise? Currently, there is nothing in the framework of the game that would allow us to switch roles in combat, which is OK. We ca however, switch to whatever we want out of combat, so in a way BLU would still be able to do that, just not as on the fly and seamless as we are accustomed to. I'd rather have some form of it than no form of it (BLU/DRK, BLU/PLD/NIN, BLU/WHM player in FFXI).

In addition, how about this for an idea. Blue Mage can be the class and the 3 jobs that stem from it would be 1 for each role (IDK... Azure Protector [tank] Azure Reaver [DPS] Azure Cleric [healz] or something).

The class would learn various spells from enemies, while the jobs would enhance the abilities we learn and allow for combos of abilities that would benefit the role, while leaving out others. just a thought.

[Fornix]

Then everyone would want Tank Paladin, Healer Paladin, DD Paladin. And the list goes on, way too many soul crystals.

Would it really matter?

All 3 roles within a single class after all HAS been done before. It has been a long time since I played world of warcraft, so I'm completely unsure whether it currently still applies. However, Paladins there could be Protection (Tank), Holy (Heal) or Retribution (DPS). They have the trinity within the single class. Was Paladin the only class played due to it? Not quite.

Plus really by the time that a blue mage would be introduced, does it still matter for a person to have a tank, heal and dps within a single class? Is it not like we already have all those roles on a single character anyway?