Azure Lore, introduction for BLU

[Mudcat]

Blue Mages are Associated with monsters.

And they should be turned into a pet class... because? Throw me a bone here.

Blue mages have used so much more than swords. They've used Swords, Whips, Forks, even lances.
Please DO NOT be an FFXI purist and not be able to think realisticly about how these things could be implemented.

You are right to call me a FFxi purist because it is the first (and so far only) FF game I've played in depth. I've recently started playing the other games (I am stuck on FFii) in order to have a better understanding of it and so far the only thing I can understand is that the fame of the series is undeserved. About the only good ones I've seen so far is FFxi and FFxiv (although FFi was a good way to pass time). So if I got the weapon portion wrong I apologize.

So what, we make blue mage based in gladiator, giving it all these tank skills and then a couple of randoms? Yeah, no I don't think so. You have to actually think about how these jobs are going to be built

I have, actually and making it based upon GLA like THF would necessarily need be if (read: when) it gets implemented would be a mistake. I haven't played far enough into FFxiv to know about how the base classes translate into the secondary jobs or the advanced jobs I heard being discussed but BLU has always been different from the start (despite being based upon an age old idea of imitating the forms or taking on strengths of beasts) I would like to see done right this time around.

Who said you dont learn by observation? You have to "own" a monster before you can use its abilites. Owning a monster usually entails fighting it first.

I don't have to have been a life long player of the FF series to call you out on the silliness of this idea. First, there's are beasts you can 'own' and those you can not. And if you can't 'own' that monster what then? Secondly, you can't target yourself with attacks in FFxiv, and I can't imagine you can have your beast target you either if (read: when) they ever implement a pet class/job.

Omg Quistis you Blue Mage you... whats that your holding. Oh a whip? Hmmm say Quistis how do you learn YOUR magic? Oh items? Really thats pretty neat?

Lame argument. One thing I liked about FFxi BLU is learning spells they learned them. It made the job more involved than other mage(ish) jobs which just read a scroll (which they got priced gouged on by the Auction House) and they learned their spells if they were the right level.

With BLU you have to be the right level range (skills being up to date helps), go out (most of the time off the beaten path to places others don't go) and actually learn it. What's not to like?

Oh hey Khimari nice SPEAR.
Whoa how do you learn your skills? Lancet? interesting way....

Read: stupid way. And (no disrespect to the LNC and DRG) a mage wielding a lance? That's even stupider than having BLU branch off from GLA. In what sane universe do mages go anywhere near heavy arms? Wait a minute, BLM sometimes use Scythes in FFxi... I retract that objection to the blasphemous image.

*snip AD hom*

However they do it I hope they do it well. BLU on FFxi is a lot of fun and a bit of a power trip, however it wasn't exactly done right if you get me.