Two Months of BLU: Discuss!

[Anesteria]

Just so I'm not being misunderstood, I don't agree with what was done with BLU. I just understand or sympathize with the XIV team's decisions.

Fear not, I did not misinterpret your position. If anything, I didn't mean it as if I were criticising you personally, if you thought that to be the case, I apologise.

As Kalise said, the implementation could have been way better.
People like Rei, Valde, and many others who offered their input, have come up with a solution that would please the vast majority >at this point< where all that would truly be necessary would actually be for SE to put in the effort.
The only reason one could take away for the current situation, let me be plain here, is most likely laziness on the part of SE. Although Kalise suggested "spite", well it's possible if Yoshida and a couple of other devs had their personal reservations.

To me it seems like BLU was just, and pardon my expression, spat out for the sake of cheap content (and cheap it was since it didn't last a second) so close are we to Shadowbringers and they bring BLU out to advertise it.

There are things that you simply can't do much about, achieving the perfect balance is impossible and both playerbase and companies need to stop going for an all-or-nothing on this regard.
In the same vein, if a business plans to keep adding classes (whatever the genre, MOBAs come to mind) these are going to have their impact and the more you add, the harder it is going to be to make everyone fit WITH their own identity.
Which is why I find it quite appalling that they decide to bring in the Gunbreaker as a FULL job, and then SE complains about the balance and class identity, when they're simply digging their own grave further by adding yet another job, following their own logic.

Nevertheless, BLU's treatment was 100% avoidable regardless. In this case, when things can be avoided, then going into them half-heartedly (limited job) can only hurt.

In essence, their excuses are a lot poorer than they appear.

[xbahax92]

Never touched it, wont ever touch it. I dont support limited jobs. This job quest will stay locked on my character til they remove limited job system or shut down the game.

[Burningskull]

I haven't touched Blu since the week it came out cause I got all my spells that week...

[Anesteria]

Apologies for the double post.

I didn't want to believe it when I first heard it. But today I had to after seeing it on stream.

A new ranged DPS, the Dancer even. So, more classes to add and more of a mess to create, let us dig deeper, maybe we'll reach the Earth's core.
So the gang is getting back together and BLU has to be the one thrown under the bus. Alright makes sense Square Enix. Makes a lot of sense, very coherent and very consistent.
Their insinstence in presenting the same excuses just demonstrates they don't care. Fair enough.

I can see there is no going back so I don't see a reason why I should do so myself.

My final verdict on the farce that is known as the current state of BLU:

A major disservice to the playerbase.

Thank you Square Enix.

[ReiMakoto]

The only acknowledgement of BLU in this keynote is the banner in the background and a cosplayer. Great.

Also to be on the banner with the other jobs do you not have to be a job first?

[Barraind]

Blue mage:

How often do I play mine? I dont.

Am I enjoying it? It got my chocobo to level 20 in a couple hours, that was pretty neat.

Have I played Blue Mage more than a normal job? No. I think I did the carnivale a couple times. I gave up on that after I couldn't get the primal spells I wanted in a reasonable time. I'll probably do it when blue mage can hit 60 or 70 and just solo them.

Should Blue Mage be improved? Yes.

Do I see blue mages? In that one spot in Uldah every now and then.

Would Blue Mage exist as a normal class? Not with Dancer as a thing now lol.


Blue Mage was fun for like 2 days at which point it became a tedious slog and required grabbing friends to carry you through content to learn spells you need to get an achievement that gives you a title.


On the plus side, it got my chocobo to 20 really fast. That's the big get from blue mage.

[Nighthawky2010]

So, it's been roughly two months since BLU arrived and a month or so again I made a topic to see how people felt about the job after time had passed. Two months ou, I want to do another one to see if things became more positive or negative. Hopefully one day the feedback will get noticed. So, just some basic questions.

Are you still playing BLU? How often? How long? Ever?

Are you still enjoying BLU as a limited job?

The past two months, have you played BLU more this way than you would have if it was a normal FFXIV Job?

Should BLU be improved on as a limited job or scrapped and made into a real job?

Do you still see BLUs out in the open world or in the part finder?

Do you feel as though BLU would not exist unless it was a limited job?

-No.
-Not really. Havent played after gaining 35 skills
-I would have played it more if it was a normal job,
-Scrap it & make it into a real job
-No. I think it ran it course. Hardly see in blu mage in the open world, definitely not in the party finder.
-Yes

*I was on board with BLU, giving it a chance but frankly they should make it real job or scrap it.
*Even though the wand is useless I would have given it stats any way.
*They said that BLU would be over power, i cant tell with some bosses.
*Kind of bored with the Carnivale.

We shall see what they do with BLU in 5.0