Thread: BLU MAGE...PATCH 5.1...HMMMMMM?

I'm kind of curious how they're going to handle Primal abilities going forward. Are they going to keep adding them and have them as straight up upgrades to the ARR ones? Are they going to share GCDs? Will there not be new ones? I feel like it'll get bloated if they keep overlapping GCDs, but I doubt you'll be able to, say, make hotbars of nothing but OP Primal skills by the end of the game.

Originally Posted by Ultimatecalibur

What is wrong with BLU in Eureka?

Nothing, except Eureka sucks.

Originally Posted by Berteaux_Braumegain

I'm kind of curious how they're going to handle Primal abilities going forward. Are they going to keep adding them and have them as straight up upgrades to the ARR ones? Are they going to share GCDs? Will there not be new ones? I feel like it'll get bloated if they keep overlapping GCDs, but I doubt you'll be able to, say, make hotbars of nothing but OP Primal skills by the end of the game.

I think it's going to be the same as in ARR in that we'll getting six new abilities but they'll have shared cooldowns so you can only pick three of them total.

Originally Posted by Ultimatecalibur

With 5.1 increasing the level cap to 60, PotD (pre-made/solo), Daidem and the HW Map dungeons should all be accessible. Later in the patch cycle (5.3?) the level cap might be increased to 70 which should unlock HoH and Eureka.



I believe weapon damage isn't used in the BLU damage calculations. They have a different damage formula that based on the Blue's INT and the potency of the ability. This was done so that they didn't have to create a bunch to new weapons.

The issue I have with the blue mage's cane is SE doesnt see it as a weapon, ok fine, then give it stats like you would the any other accessory. But my main choice is since the cane is part of the blue mage gear & in the weapon slot, then treat it like a weapon. Give the cane the intial stats like INT, VIT & allow us to meld materia like critical hit, spell speed, etc.