Two Months of BLU: Discuss!

[Anesteria]

Fair enough . I'll admit the main driving force of the idea was turning limited concept into something people could fully justify being limited for. "There is no way you could ask for that to be not limited, but it's hilariously strong and it's fun to theorize what combos I can make when they add new spells next patch - my favorite currently is the thunderous bubble clap!". Something like that.

The thing is that BLU is NOT a static monolith. There is not just one way the job would work, the only thing that defines it is the fact that it learns abilities from monsters and uses said abilities in what is usually considered "Blue Magic". There is nothing else that one has to strictly follow, nor a theme or a role.
If FFXIV would force BLU into a DPS role, then that would follow BLU's design as long as the monster part is maintained. The same would be for being a Tank or a Healer. It doesn't matter whether it's one or the other, or how complex the class would be, because that's just how it is and has been throughout the various games.

And for those who want to see BLU being opened up to be fully playable, I'm pretty sure they'd be willing to make the sacrifices necessary to see it work.
This does not come at a cost of the "limited job" aspect, as we've worked out, it only depends on whether SE would be willing to put in the effort.