Idea: Why not make a solo version of every class?

[Luin]

I semi agree with you in the sense that it isn't necessary to lock any class to one side or the other under a system like the one I presented. The goal would be to have both. A balanced one and a diverse/unique one tracked seperately. If something like this was added I would advocate making a traditional version of Blue Mage in the same vein as making a solo version of the other classes. However, I am not entirely against the idea of having some unique content on either side of this divide either; it would depend a lot on how it is done. Though doing so with something as base as a class is a recipe for complaints as we are seeing with the current backlash to blue mage in general.

The better idea is to just make the overworld interesting. You don't need solo/team specs for jobs, you just need overworld content. Doesn't matter how "fun" BLU is, because there's still nothing to do with it.

The entire "BLU only works in solo because it is otherwise imbalanced" is an insult. These are resources that could have just as easily went into making it a functional job. Then they revealed it as a job at fanfest, to people that have been asking for BLU for more than a decade.

Next thing you know, we're going to get FFXIV: Immortal.