Quote Originally Posted by redcurrant18 View Post
I'm not asking for them to make the level cap 70 right now, I'm willing to wait for Shadowbringers so all jobs can cap at 80- and that includes Blue Mage. This still is not acceptable. FFXIV's most important aspect is the main storyline, fit with cutscenes and instances. Blue Mage must be brought to the point where it can participate in all content required to progress to the main story. This class might be niche, but it is not as overpowered or game breaking judging from the evidence we've seen to this point. There is no reason why it shouldn't be allowed to do the main story quests, at the very least. Seeing how a level 50 blue mage struggled against a level 30 enemy in Costa del Sol doesn't give me the impression of the overpowered Blue Mage that was so hyped up.
I think you're missing the target on this one. FFXIV's biggest aspect may be the storyline, but it's not the utmost IMPORTANT aspect of it. In fact, I think the most important aspect of it is the community around us. Bringing BLU up to raid tier levels of play will only worsen our balance issues more than before, so just wait until Shadowbringers and enjoy the job for what it is. We've been lacking solo content anyway...of course, people are free to meme "Solo Content, in MY MMORPG?".