blue mage and NG+

[Iscah]

It could be a side effect of 'spaghetti code' issues with how blue mage's leveling works, rather than an active decision that "blue mage should not be allowed at do MSQ".

It can't just be about not wanting people to level that way, because it gets so much EXP from enemies compared to the slivers you get from quests.

Maybe the multiplier on battle EXP would apply to quests too?

Or does blue mage have a lower amount of EXP required per level to begin with?

[Halivel]

It could be a side effect of 'spaghetti code' issues with how blue mage's leveling works, rather than an active decision that "blue mage should not be allowed at do MSQ".

It can't just be about not wanting people to level that way, because it gets so much EXP from enemies compared to the slivers you get from quests.

Maybe the multiplier on battle EXP would apply to quests too?

Or does blue mage have a lower amount of EXP required per level to begin with?

I don't think it's because of their multiplied battle exp. Most likely the main reason is their lower level cap. What's the sense of giving an opportuinity to do MSQ with a job if you will never be able to catch up the latest story with it?

[ZoeS]

I don't think it's because of their multiplied battle exp. Most likely the main reason is their lower level cap. What's the sense of giving an opportuinity to do MSQ with a job if you will never be able to catch up the latest story with it?

that's... a very fair point tbh, still wish it was otherwise since the NG+ itself is split into multiple parts

[Musashidon]

it wouldn't be much of a limited job if it wasn't heavily limited.

[TheMightyMollusk]

Blue mage can't do NG+ because it can't do the MSQ normally.

[Reinha]

feels like a missed opportunity

The whole job feels like a missed opportunity.

[Archangelus]

If they showed signs of being made into a real party job, then yeah I sure wouldn't point back that slide of them advertising it as a solo job. After all, I found the initial idea of an entire job relegated into being a mere solo mini-game to be a stupid idea to begin with. But that still isn't happening either, they'd repeatedly stated they have absolutely no intentions of making Blue Mage a real job, so what IS their plans for Blue Mage to be, and for whom, cause right now it exists in a limbo state of neither the solo job it was advertised nor the real party capable job that it should have been to begin with. So what is the end goal for BLU here?

The fact that it can't even do the most basic solo content in the game, the MSQ, is laughable at best for something that once claimed to be solo focused.

[linay]

The fact that it can't even do the most basic solo content in the game, the MSQ, is laughable at best for something that once claimed to be solo focused.

As I said earlier, there would be no point in being able to do MSQ when BLU is limited in level. It's not something you can depend on to progress through the MSQ, especially since the MSQ contains dungeons and trials, making it even less efficient to do on a job that cannot queue.

[Berteaux_Braumegain]

I hope that the "No MSQ with Blue Mage" thing is addressed, because it feels silly. Maybe part of the issue is that Blue Mage doesn't have abilities tied to levels, so they're worried you might be able to do something like break a solo duty you're supposed to lose or wait for reinforcements on? Could also explain why it's not allowed in PotD.