limit jobs

[Zanarkand-Ronso]

Lets all be Honest here...as much as most of us wanted Blue Mage and were Excited for it...Im sure Im not the only person who knew it wouldn't work and function Properly in an MMO. At least, it wouldn't work as a Traditional Caster DPS.
If they went the Redmage route with it, that would already 'Limit' the job and make it kind of boring, and it wouldn't feel like a Bluemage. So Bluemage was a Lose/Lose.

[GrindShack]

Lets all be Honest here...as much as most of us wanted Blue Mage and were Excited for it...Im sure Im not the only person who knew it wouldn't work and function Properly in an MMO. At least, it wouldn't work as a Traditional Caster DPS.
If they went the Redmage route with it, that would already 'Limit' the job and make it kind of boring, and it wouldn't feel like a Bluemage. So Bluemage was a Lose/Lose.

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki...nal_Fantasy_XI) :

Blue Mage is an advanced job added in Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion of Final Fantasy XI. Blue Mages are capable of dealing heavy physical or magical damage, healing and support, debuffing, or tanking. They can learn enemy abilities that either enhance themselves or deter their enemies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-sa6DUYrE

When there is president for something that line of thinking just makes you seem... Ill just say less.

[Ultimatecalibur]

Blue Mage is an advanced job added in Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion of Final Fantasy XI. Blue Mages are capable of dealing heavy physical or magical damage, healing and support, debuffing, or tanking. They can learn enemy abilities that either enhance themselves or deter their enemies.

When there is president for something that line of thinking just makes you seem... Ill just say less.

Trying to use FFXI as an example for a functional Bluemage in a MMO is a very bad idea. FFXI is a good example of how not to design a balanced MMO.

[Physic]

https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki...nal_Fantasy_XI) :

Blue Mage is an advanced job added in Treasures of Aht Urhgan expansion of Final Fantasy XI. Blue Mages are capable of dealing heavy physical or magical damage, healing and support, debuffing, or tanking. They can learn enemy abilities that either enhance themselves or deter their enemies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16-sa6DUYrE

When there is president for something that line of thinking just makes you seem... Ill just say less.

ffxi has very different job design.

ffxi doesnt have a hand holding job system. There is no duty finder, so no job is required to be anything specific. you could have a hexa strike whm/warrior trying to be a dps.

hybrid jobs were normal in ffxi, rdm, dancer

there was less of a strict mold in ffxi. Beastmasters had a very different method of doing things.

point is, ffxi was a fundamentally different game design, where really they could and would design anything they wanted into the system. Ffxiv job design is very centered on being streamlined into how its meant to function in the duty finder and its specific role in a duty group. Just the aquisition method alone would be something they wouldnt want in duty groups.