How Blue Mage Could Exist in FFXIV

[Souji_Lashtail]

Going off of silent's bit, it'd be interesting to make BLU a Garlean/Ascian class. Have them using the same Eikon-draining power as Ultima used, on a smaller scale, and have them gain abilities off of the various Primals. Landslide from Titan, Radiant Plume from Ifrit, Wicked Wheel from Garuda, etc. Use a Gauntlet and Gun-hybrid weapon for their arms

[Kazrah]

Going off of silent's bit, it'd be interesting to make BLU a Garlean/Ascian class. Have them using the same Eikon-draining power as Ultima used, on a smaller scale, and have them gain abilities off of the various Primals. Landslide from Titan, Radiant Plume from Ifrit, Wicked Wheel from Garuda, etc. Use a Gauntlet and Gun-hybrid weapon for their arms

Problem with that is that BLU has never been based off of primals. Ever. In fact, all their attacks have been based off of anything out that that kinda isn't a primal.

[Souji_Lashtail]

Problem with that is that BLU has never been based off of primals. Ever. In fact, all their attacks have been based off of anything out that that kinda isn't a primal.

I mean, that's true, but in the world of FFXIV, maybe it's been upgraded via Garlean/Allagan/Ascian tech. Doesn't hit the same level of power, but gives you an ability similar. Radiant Plume as a targeted fire AOE, Landslide as a linear push, etc. You'd still get monster attacks, but since a LOT of the FFXIV monsters use similar attacks, it'd be tough to fill the roster.

[Kazrah]

I mean, that's true, but in the world of FFXIV, maybe it's been upgraded via Garlean/Allagan/Ascian tech. Doesn't hit the same level of power, but gives you an ability similar. Radiant Plume as a targeted fire AOE, Landslide as a linear push, etc. You'd still get monster attacks, but since a LOT of the FFXIV monsters use similar attacks, it'd be tough to fill the roster.

Then it incurs another problem: every job has its own individual theme, and we already have a job themed around primals. Sure, SMN isn't the best job--quite far from it lately, or so I've heard--but it's the primal job nonetheless.

As for monster attacks, check the original post. I know, shameless plug, but I have proven there that there are plenty of sources which you can draw beast attacks from, and that was just a good number of examples of what BLU can bring up, and I made sure that all of those attacks are from monsters that more or less exist in FFXIV. Just have to remember that unlike past games, BLU doesn't need a bazillion skills, so that desperate draw for beast attacks won't quite happen for a while given all the sources of inspiration available.

[GDofLevin]

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[Brightshadow]

I have a feeling fordola might be our BLU teacher.

The way the aether behaved around her, and how she could see what her enemies were going to react before attacking screams BLU to me.

[silentwindfr]

i think he did wanted give a concret example, but one thing important they can decide to do the jobs in a way really different of what we know, we must try to keep an open mind, that said, the fact to use monster attack is nice, but do you have a few attack that you think will be nice to use?

without forget drop immediatly the idea to have a gazillion skill, the blu will probably streamlined for have as much skill than the other. since yoshida have said in the past that they can't give a favorite treatment to a jobs over the other.
without forget that the next time we will get jobs, we will have 2 jobs at the same time pushing the number of jobs to 17... (without count crafter and gatherer if you add them we reach 28)

[Dualgunner]

I have a feeling fordola might be our BLU teacher.

The way the aether behaved around her, and how she could see what her enemies were going to react before attacking screams BLU to me.

To be fair her epic dodge skills are essentially what it looks like out of gameplay when we step out of an aoe.

[Brightshadow]

As said by Kazrah. Blue mage should never have access to primal abilities that infringing on summoner territory.

Just because garlean tech has been used for primals doesn't mean that it cannot be used instead for regular enemies. They would just have to create some mumble jumbo about how their physical form cannot handle too much energy or it converts them into a beast. The hunting aspect can be used to perhaps increase the spell tier. Or just glamour with the same spell stats.

[TankHunter678]

I feel that BLU would work best as a tank class, have some of the permanent monster/beast abilities learned from job quest beasts/monsters while also providing a skill that allows them to get monster/beast ability charges they could use for later.

For instance they could use a beast ability from their job quest that renders them temporarily immune to status effects for a short while so they could intentionally take a Malboro Bad Breath attack, granting them a Bad Breath charge they could save to use later on a pack of mobs. Using the inflicted stack of debuffs as a form of defensive cooldown, seeing as it inflicts blind, paralyze, etc. With a later high level ability they could unlock being the bad breath attack so they do not have to go out and pick up a charge to take into the dungeon.