Rework Bluemage!

[IchiExorz]

Tbh SE added BLU as a piece of solo content because in my opinion that's one of the things that this game lacks.

If you look at BLU as solo content then I think they did an alright job.
But if you look at it from a job standpoint, it's very disappointing.

I'd personally love to see more solo content added to the game but i'd much rather see BLU become a proper job rather than it being a solo thing.

BLU as it is in the game right now just isn't even a job.

[Almostward]

Honestly I was hyped for Blu. I wanted to learn all the spells and do the carnival. Then I got to level 45 and dropped it. This class really lost my interest fast. Sadly I think it is kinda wasted content.

I dont see any blue mages running around. I dont even see people making parties in the PF for months for blu spell groups.

[Blueyes]

It honestly baffles me that there are people in this thread that want it to stay as an utterly useless job.

It does, however, worry me about the prospect of future 'limited jobs'. Two of my favorite XI jobs have been mentioned in this category, Beast Master and Puppet Master, but with Yoshi's clear dislike of pet classes and the poor implementation of Blue Mages, that frankly scares me.

It is disappointing. I notice there seems to be some backwards logic when defending limited jobs. People will say "it was a mistake to call it Blue Mage" and "it's not a job, it's a minigame and that makes it okay." But then we'll hear "I want to see Beastmaster and Puppetmaster as limited jobs." Following the same logic used to defend what we call Blue Mage, it would be wrong to refer to either of these as Beastmaster or Puppetmaster. What should be said is "I want a pet collector minigame and a puppet customization minigame" because that's what we would be getting.

No job deserves to be nothing more than a minigame.

[Kiteless]

The status of BLU really hurts. There's so much potential for it to be a fun job, so many ways to approach it. I'd consider it a really unique and defining element of Final Fantasy's aesthetic legacy as a whole, and my favourite job from the franchise's pantheon.

Personally, I'd like to see BLU developed into some sort of legitimate tank job. But regardless of whatever is done to it, I'm not at all a fan of whatever it is currently supposed to be.

[RightfulKing]

Blue Mage is my favorite class and it really sucks to see it be nothing more than a minigame.

It being a limited job just makes it so restricting. If I can't enjoy the full game while using that class, then I really don't see a point in it. I hardly see any blue mages around. It's a dead class because of how poorly it was implemented.

I just want SE to make it an actual job. Something on equal footing, at least in status, to the rest of the jobs.

[Gruntler]

i'm upset that my pet's Lord of Vermillion stats don't help me in raids

[Zerogunsoul81]

The fact that your comparing a class that has been in ff since 5, to a crapy side game is funny. Blue mage has the right to be in the game, it has a following, it has people who love it, it has people who would main it if they could. Not some useless minigame.

[Reslin]

The fact that your comparing a class that has been in ff since 5, to a crapy side game is funny. Blue mage has the right to be in the game, it has a following, it has people who love it, it has people who would main it if they could. Not some useless minigame.

This! Blue Mage is my favorite archetype in the Final Fantasy series. I play Summoner because it's a second but I'll instantly drop summoner for blue mage in a heart beat if they make it a full class. Even if they make it where we learn "monster abilities" during our story quests.

[Flana]

This! Blue Mage is my favorite archetype in the Final Fantasy series. I play Summoner because it's a second but I'll instantly drop summoner for blue mage in a heart beat if they make it a full class. Even if they make it where we learn "monster abilities" during our story quests.

You already have to learn 2 abilities before you can finish the blue mage 'class' story. If people are really hung up on not learning skills through job quests then just make it a prereq. It's the same result either way: didn't do job quests = didn't get mandatory skills. Just like any other real job.

[RightfulKing]

I also find it particularly rotten that players can't use Blue Mage to level through the main story. Square Enix has essentially boiled it down to a mini-game that can get old fast and left it at that. Because of its limited job status and the restrictions put on it, I harsly ever see people use it. It should definitely be a full class because the whole limited thing isn't working out.