Did the devs lie to us? Either actually make BLU OP, or unlock it

[Saefinn]

What I posted wasn't just to address your complaint, but also on topic for the thread.

What they did was contradict themselves.

They said Blue Mage progression included "Forming Parties and Undertaking Instanced Duties"
They also said as you quoted: "Blue Mage is the first "Limited Job" coming to FFXIV. A Limited Job is a job that is meant to be enjoyed in a solo environment and is not suited for parties."

I get that creates room for misunderstanding and confusion. When I was watching the live letter I scratched my head at it and incidentally took any "solo job" claims with a pinch of salt, because what hadn't been answered is "in what aspect is it a solo job?" if our progression may rely on grouping up.

But their statements are not completely inaccurate. Blue Mage progression relies on forming parties (exp & learning spells is their progression), Blue Mage can be enjoyed alone (this is what their solo arena is for) and if the Masked Carnivale is intended as Blue Mage's content, then it is a solo job in this respect. Masked Carnivale was also advertised as Blue Mage solo content at the time. This leaves me to believe what they meant was "Blue mage is not suitable for traditional parties", as they've seemingly built it around the Masked Carnivale. So what I suggested isn't just about longevity, but trying to make the contradiction work better.

That leaves the Blue Mage reveal trailer. I think it the trailer was sloppy, whether it was their intention, I don't know. "Sloppy" has been a theme, perhaps Ilberd was foreshadowing something...so it could be incompetance or human error rather than shenanigans.