Simple Solution to BLU

[Exodus-E]

I have a better idea: make Blue Mages a DPS job that also branches off from the Arcanist class.

Except in this case, replace the whole pet thing, and instead, whenever you use the "Summon" skill, you make the Pet Hotbar appear for you to choose any Blue Magick you've learned (through something like, say, the Blue Mage's first job skill), depending on what "Summon" you used, like "Summon I" for attacks and "Summon II" for support skills.
The other skills it could learn through Job quests could be things that could help enhance any skills it has learned or something.

There, problem solved.

[Amelia_Pond_Behemoth]

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

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

[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?

[Amused]

I've always imagined, and would much rather BLU function with abilities that count as a tier of enemy abilities/spells. With that ability you can select from a batch of abilities/spells that you've learned that fall within that tier. This is how every BLU ability would work, with more powerful abilities being reserved to the higher tier.

Not really digging the multiple soul crystals for each job thing. Seems like an awkward way to implement things.

[Lord_Zlatan]

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

we have this with archaist already.

[Lord_Zlatan]

Would it really matter?

No, they certainly were not the only class played. Retribution PLD was fun as hell, btw. I really like the idea of 3 soul crystals. Using the current base classes for a start, archaist gets 2 soul stones. Other classes will probably get more as well.

I do not think, however, that if the class is 50, that all 3 soul stone jobs should be 50 off the bat. U should have to level them all.

[Lord_Zlatan]

I have a better idea: make Blue Mages a DPS job that also branches off from the Arcanist class.

Except in this case, replace the whole pet thing, and instead, whenever you use the "Summon" skill, you make the Pet Hotbar appear for you to choose any Blue Magick you've learned (through something like, say, the Blue Mage's first job skill), depending on what "Summon" you used, like "Summon I" for attacks and "Summon II" for support skills.
The other skills it could learn through Job quests could be things that could help enhance any skills it has learned or something.

There, problem solved.

kinda cool except u don't summon anything as a BLU.

[HakuroDK]

I wonder if we should be talking about this pre-Fanfest, as Fanfest will likely be going over some of the changes between 2.X and 3.0, and many of those changes could directly affect how Jobs work. I, for one, would like to see some changes, namely on things like weapon exclusivity and Soul Crystals causing complications.

[Alberel]

Seems kind of unbalanced, having a job that can essentially be any role.

There's nothing unbalanced about this as long as they can only fulfill one role at any given time.

[Lord_Zlatan]

There's nothing unbalanced about this as long as they can only fulfill one role at any given time.

just like scholar and summoner