Quote Originally Posted by Auryan View Post
Didn't say it was perfectly handled. That's especially obvious when technical issues are holding it back from doing certain things that are level appropriate. That's what constructive feedback is for; to give the devs suggestions to improve the experience. Operative word being constructive.

SMN was generally paying for mistakes they made when they hastily cobbled it together with ACN/SCH than lack of a vision for the job. The result was nothing resembling a SMN for a good few years. I guess they figured BRD (another iconic job) worked well enough by throwing it and Ranger in a blender, so why not? I personally didn't like the results that much, but YMV.
And I assure you that "BLU shouldn't have been a limited job" is a valid, constructive feedback.

And for SMN, that *was* the mistake of design philosophy, and more. They managed to give SMN a better direction while it's been tied to ACN/SCH, so it wasn't impossible.
Personally, I don't mind BRD in this game. I think it works well for what it tries to be, and it's well-loved. It could've been a caster job that uses musical instruments as a weapon, but FFXIV's take is pretty interesting and I see little hate from it.