Add Blue Mages Already

[Lambdafish]

green mage would be a healer its theme would be summoning animals plants weapon will be a whip

Except green mage already exists and it doesn't do that. http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Green_Magick
What you have created is a weird cross between beastmaster and geomancer.

As for BLU, whatever we get for it, it will be a shadow of classic BLU and will not work the same way.

[Jandor]

lol, nice colour choice

[Seraphor]

I want a yellow mage.

It's weapon would be a spatula and it would have a pet egg.

See I just made it up so it should exist.

[Biridan]

I have a hard time seeing blue mage as a tank. At best I can see it as a hybrid DPS like Summoner. Which, don't get me wrong, would be pretty cool.

I'm kinda hoping we get a modernized version of mystic knight for the next tank class. Maybe make it a dual sword wielding dervish style combined with some time mage slows and haste abilities as it's tank gimmick. Litterally slowing the enemies DPS while enchamtog his attacks with various magic and status ailments.

[Seraphor]

I have a hard time seeing blue mage as a tank. At best I can see it as a hybrid DPS like Summoner. Which, don't get me wrong, would be pretty cool.

I'm kinda hoping we get a modernized version of mystic knight for the next tank class. Maybe make it a dual sword wielding dervish style combined with some time mage slows and haste abilities as it's tank gimmick. Litterally slowing the enemies DPS while enchamtog his attacks with various magic and status ailments.

What you've just described sounds like a blue mage...

[Biridan]

What you've just described sounds like a blue mage...

A blue mage uses the abilities it has been hit with back at his enemy.

On no level does that sound like a guy enchanting his swords and defending himself via manipulation of time.

[Seraphor]

A blue mage uses the abilities it has been hit with back at his enemy.

On no level does that sound like a guy enchanting his swords and defending himself via manipulation of time.

A dual sword physical/magic hybrid with debuffing utility.
That's a blue mage.

A blue mage only LEARNS it's spells by being hit. Once learned it just becomes a mage with a unique spellset with wider utility, who weilds dual swords.

[Tanathya]

A dual sword physical/magic hybrid with debuffing utility.
That's a blue mage.

A blue mage only LEARNS it's spells by being hit. Once learned it just becomes a mage with a unique spellset with wider utility, who weilds dual swords.

Actually that's very, very wrong. What dictates what a blue mage is, is its blue magic, and blue magic are skills/magics learnt from their enemies. End of the story, there's nothing more to it.

[Seraphor]

Literally what I said, it learns its spells from enemies.
But if that’s ALL a blue mage is, then do the actual spells not matter?
What if a blue mage only learned healing spells from enemies? Is that still a blue mage? (because apparently some people want blue mage to be a healer)
Certain spells and types of spells are identified as blue magic, and they include elemental magic, and various utility spells, mainly debuffing.
The dual-sword set up is also iconic of blue mage, and... nothing else wields dual swords. Thief/Ninja gets dual knives but that’s it.
Blue mages have used other weapons, but no other jobs have used dual swords.

A job that wields dual swords, casts elemental magic, and debuffing spells, NOT being a blue mage... would be very, very odd, and a completely missed opportunity considering people want a blue mage.

[Tanathya]

Literally what I said, it learns its spells from enemies.
But if that’s ALL a blue mage is, then do the actual spells not matter?
What if a blue mage only learned healing spells from enemies? Is that still a blue mage? (because apparently some people want blue mage to be a healer)
Certain spells and types of spells are identified as blue magic, and they include elemental magic, and various utility spells, mainly debuffing.
The dual-sword set up is also iconic of blue mage, and... nothing else wields dual swords. Thief/Ninja gets dual knives but that’s it.
Blue mages have used other weapons, but no other jobs have used dual swords.

A job that wields dual swords, casts elemental magic, and debuffing spells, NOT being a blue mage... would be very, very odd.

Yes to the question in bold. And let me remind you that what is probably the most known blue mage in the series is a pure backline mage that uses rods and maces, with no physical prowess whatsoever. So dual wielding swords isn't iconic at all. In fact, as far as I remember, BLU dual wielding swords was a thing only on FFXI. Blue mage is probably the most flexible job of the entire series, the only tie-in between version is the fact that they do use blue magic, differing heavily in gear and weapons. They've used from swords, to guns, to staves, rods, or maces. Even forks, mind you.