Quote Originally Posted by Lambdafish View Post
Whether it was or wasn't possible before (I don't believe it is possible in way that would satisfy people more than what we have), it most certainly isn't possible now. To change current BLU in such a way would be an overhaul akin to making a brand new job, which I would rather they didn't do.
That's drastically overstating the amount of work that would be required. All of its assets are already present. Blue Mage does not need to be remade from scratch. Learning spells from monsters can stay. Spell customization can stay. The vast majority of its spells are perfectly fine the way they are. Very few of them could be considered broken or overpowered. As long as those few spells are kept within reason, we're left with a DPS that contributes fair damage and some support utility.

Now the RNG aspect of learning spells would also have to be addressed. Particularly, spells from dungeons and trials. There should be a consistent and reliable means to acquire those spells which can be handled with purchasable totems.