Thoughts on BLU in 5.1 Discussion after the craze.

**NealSnow** · 12-30-2019 07:08 AM

1. I still find BLU largely a disappointment and that devs took barely ant feedback into consideration. And the fact it keeps becoming more group oriented is literally proving it'd be better to just be a regular job that can be a healer tank or dps by having stances that change skills.

2. It's a cool idea on paper but terrible in execution. BLU should be a normal job.

3. absolutely not, if something like beast master was limited it'd be a waste of resources

4. Honestly I can't say I do like anything about BLU as it stands upon reflection. The gameplay side is incredibly boring, 80-90% of skills being copy pastes with zero thought behind them.

5. A sad attempt at incentivising people to play BLU longer but there's more Hades EX parties then BLU parties and Hades is older, so even a cool mount isn't getting people to stick around, should tell you the general reception of BLU.

6. Yes it needs to be reworked into a normal job or multi job

7. Absolutely not, too much filler copy pastes with no thought into them and very little incentive to use majority of skills.

8. Not really, people should expect an mmo version of a job to play differently or have adjustments made.

9. As with the majority of people who tried BLU? Nope. I hit cap then drop it til next cap solely invade they do rework it into a fun job or a regular job.

10. Don't really care since it doesn't effect me. I have dozens of real jobs I can use, and I drop BLU fast.

**grinkdaboy** · 12-30-2019 03:04 PM

i feel at this point SE should just implement it and allow it to be used in regular content.

1) make set ability loadouts with slight customization
2) all blu spells must be collected in order for it to be used
3) some blu spells would be restricted to overworld content only (ie death, doom, tail screw, missile, launcher, anything that would really trivialize mob encounters in dungeons)

and to actually answer the prompt in the OP

1. Do you like BLU now more than before? How do you feel about the job becoming more party orientated?
there's more substance to it now but it's still incredibly limited

2. Are you happy with the limited job system now? Do you feel like BLU is okay as a limited job or do you still want an unlimited one?
unlimited

3. Based on what BLU has now, are you looking forward to more limited jobs?
NO.

4. What do you find most enjoyable, the content or the job? Do you think they are the same thing and do you think it can exist independently of each other?
the job. a big thing for me when deciding what i play in rpgs is class fantasy.

5. How do you feel about a rewarded mount being placed on the job as the carrot on the stick for the content?
terrible idea. once people get the mount, all the spells and titles, no reason to keep playing it.

6. Do you still want an unlimited version of BLU? Would you be willing to have the job completely reworked? Do you want a version that is "unlimited" that can use the duty finder and be at the current cap? Are you willing to give up something so that resources and time can be provided to the Dev team to make that happen (could possibly mean giving up a new job at an expansion)?
i'd be happy if in 6.0 the only new job was blue mage that could fit in the ranged magical dps, tank, and healer categories.

7. If this is all that BLU gets each expansion, you would be satisfied with it?
no

8. Do you think the overpowered tools that BLU has are necessary for what you invision a BLU to be, even if it would to be unlimited?
no

9. Did you play BLU more than if it had been a normal job?
yes, it's my favorite job in the series

10. How do you feel about the continued exclusion of BLU from content like Deep Dungeon, PvP, and Squadron Missions?
terrible

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