I think it would have been interesting if instead of being able to set 24 spells reduce it to 10 and then give BLU 14 core abilities that aren't necessarily blue magic.

The Core Abilities
  • A 1- 2 - 3 combo using the cane for weaponskills.
  • oGCDs that enhance your BLU spells ex. Efflux could increase potency of next BLU spell or Diffusion make the next self buff party-wide.
  • Job quested BLU spells that could be the more essential spells. ex. a quick low potency ranged attack like Enpi or Throwing Daggers or a Quick Nock like skill.

Settable Blue Magics
  • Physical blue magics that function as weaponskills that combo or branches off of the 1 - 2 - 3 combo.
  • Magical spells that can be either powerful combo finishers (ex. Eruption) or more situational spells(ex. Bad Breath)
  • Support magic which would be things like Mighty Guard or White Wind to things that do vuln up or physical damage down to the enemy.

Job Mechanic

The job mechanic could be something like as you execute combos and offensive spells you build up a gauge that, like WAR's Beast Gauge, allows you to use incredibly powerful spells or use abilities that grant you buffs at the cost of some or all of the gauge.

Other Notes
  • The settable blue magic should be more for situational spells like things that augment the BLU's AoE DPS, single target DPS, utility, or even skills that allow the BLU to be more mobile. These can be spells that require having to go out to hunt and actively learn them from mobs.
  • The core skills should be things more along the lines of a base line of what BLU should be able to do be default. These are spells that you can get from leveling up and job quests as these are the minimum requirement to be able to function in a party.

In this scenario I would see it being a mage that would be fighting at close range that uses both weaponskills for sustained DPS and spells for versatility or spike DPS. This is just my ideal imagining of how BLU would play and is only my opinion as, I'm sure, people will be pointing out the flaws in this design.