Rework Bluemage!

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All the content they're coming with for blue page was already created back when blue mage was implemented, they said they already had everything up to 60 but didn't want to release it until 5.1 so it didn't take away from expansion, and to give time for players to learn the job.

My issue is they should have scrapped it when they saw it die off after a week, and shouldn't be hoping itll be different this time when it's just more of the same.

Killing mobs and job switching till level cap, take 2.

[Jade3173]

Killing mobs and job switching till level cap, take 2.

pretty sure they removed the ability to do that, go into the overworld and try it, takes about 5 seconds after killing something to change class

[Mito123]

I waited for blu since 2.0 and finally we have it and its trash. I can't main it at all. This job became a literal mini game. If i could punch the devs in the face for this dumb idea. Seriously why make a known and loved job a shit show. He said he wanted to give blue mage the true feel of blue mage.... Sounds like they didn't care to me. They could've made it just like how it was in 11. Level up get spells play with other ppl in current content. How is it so hard to do it. Its not hard i know for a fact its not hard for the developers its just shows how you dont care. I feel like they completley stop listening to us and instead focusing on making money like all business people do and not care about the players. This truly angers me how they have not said not 1 thing about blue. I feel like going into strike or something this is sooo aggravating

[Samsta]

I waited for blu since 2.0 and finally we have it and its trash. I can't main it at all. This job became a literal mini game. If i could punch the devs in the face for this dumb idea. Seriously why make a known and loved job a shit show. He said he wanted to give blue mage the true feel of blue mage.... Sounds like they didn't care to me. They could've made it just like how it was in 11. Level up get spells play with other ppl in current content. How is it so hard to do it. Its not hard i know for a fact its not hard for the developers its just shows how you dont care. I feel like they completley stop listening to us and instead focusing on making money like all business people do and not care about the players. This truly angers me how they have not said not 1 thing about blue. I feel like going into strike or something this is sooo aggravating

FFXIV is so rigid that allowing one job to customise it's abilities would cause all kinds of problems, or at least that is what they are probably thinking. They don't want people to come with subpar abilities to group content.

[kashi11]

FFXIV is so rigid that allowing one job to customise it's abilities would cause all kinds of problems, or at least that is what they are probably thinking. They don't want people to come with subpar abilities to group content.

Then that's that players prerogative. Some players on console go into content with only half of their abilities in their xhbar because they don't know about the expanded bar settings. There is also nothing stopping a player from going into content without a job stone equipped. Bad players will be bad. Don't punish others because some players might not play optimally. That already happens.

[Leareaux]

Then that's that players prerogative. Some players on console go into content with only half of their abilities in their xhbar because they don't know about the expanded bar settings. There is also nothing stopping a player from going into content without a job stone equipped. Bad players will be bad. Don't punish others because some players might not play optimally. That already happens.

If a lancer joins a PF, everyone can clearly see that he doesnt have a job stone and do something about it.

If a BLU joined a PF, there is no way of telling what skills they have until it's too late and a waste of time.

I already have to worry if players know fights. I dont want to add to that.

Give them job quests spells that are the only spells used in main content and call it a day imo.

[Mahrze]

If a lancer joins a PF, everyone can clearly see that he doesnt have a job stone and do something about it.

If a BLU joined a PF, there is no way of telling what skills they have until it's too late and a waste of time.

I already have to worry if players know fights. I dont want to add to that.

Give them job quests spells that are the only spells used in main content and call it a day imo.

This was a prerogative that SE could've avoided. Many people through the rumors and hopes of adding BLU all pointed to how SE could've added some flavor job quests that would basically pit you vs the mob/monster/instance fight that would lead you to the acquisition of skills, but instead we got a rather "hollow" job experience in favor of a form of customization that didn't lead anywhere outside of reviving old areas for a few weeks.


BLU being a limited job to be used in old areas wasn't an bad concept.
BLU being a very OP job with a power fantasy in old content wasn't a bad concept.


The problem is that that concept never really came to fruition. BLU:Isn't used in old areas and Doesn't achieve any power fantasy.


And while it ended up being a job with its own mini-game. I doubt they will ever make it a "full job", because they rarely accept mistakes.

[Jandor]

This was a prerogative that SE could've avoided. Many people through the rumors and hopes of adding BLU all pointed to how SE could've added some flavor job quests that would basically pit you vs the mob/monster/instance fight that would lead you to the acquisition of skills, but instead we got a rather "hollow" job experience in favor of a form of customization that didn't lead anywhere outside of reviving old areas for a few weeks.

This wouldn't be a good idea, making them part of a job quest with an instance fight means that if they ever want to alter the jobs skills they would have to remake the quests.

The job trainer saying you need to get X Y & Z skills to proceed and then leaving you to figure it out would be better. The only requirement then is that the mobs exist somewhere and are a level the BLU can realistically fight.

[Mahrze]

This wouldn't be a good idea, making them part of a job quest with an instance fight means that if they ever want to alter the jobs skills they would have to remake the quests.

The job trainer saying you need to get X Y & Z skills to proceed and then leaving you to figure it out would be better. The only requirement then is that the mobs exist somewhere and are a level the BLU can realistically fight.

That would also have an issue that is the same now. I've seen a lot of people in NN when talking about BLU and they are newbies, having no idea where or how to get some spells. Specially when they decided to gate many of them in content that they have to do with other players and cannot solo.

[Jandor]

That would also have an issue that is the same now. I've seen a lot of people in NN when talking about BLU and they are newbies, having no idea where or how to get some spells.

I don't think having to go find a mob and see it use a skill is really an issue, it's part of the novelty to me.