Thread: BLU Ultimates in 5.4?

Originally Posted by ReiMakoto

given that they didn't let BLU do squadrons and potd because they thought it might trivialise achievements/ completetion, I very much doubt they'd allow ultimates under the same reasoning, not to mention the fact that UwU would be impossible without limit breaks.

This is precisely why I think they won't let you do ultimates. It would trivialize some achievements for people.

The thing is UCoB and UwU are still current content for many that are currently attempting it. Ultimates are always supposed to be relevant. If just out of the blue (I'm sorry), BLU started to become a way to clear those fights, it would take the wind out of those players. The people that want to do BLU raids are fewer than people who do savage raids, let alone ultimates. There's little reason to push for BLU ultimates. Given how most people loathe going in ultimates after they have finally cleared it, making them go again for an achievement or mount would not fare well. The people that even attempted Alex BLU did it mostly to relive Alex raids again for nostalgia. Nostalgia that doesn't exist with current ultimates.

Hopefully they stick with just Omega raids at maximum and keep it there. Even then the participation will be similar or lower to Alex raids.

This also excludes the fact that BLU tanking and healing is unfun and that half your party is going to hate having to be there in the first place. Hopefully they address this too, but I'd be surprised since they did not for the last BLU update.

I'd love to be able to take BLU into Eureka. Joined together with Red and create a Eurekean Purple Mage duo? Then we'll possibly need to update those ancient murals and their depictions of PLD, WHM, and a legion of RDMs.

While the not so secret dark child like salt mine side of myself hopes blue mage burns until it's reborn (or at least secretly pray that they're going to make it limited and normal, then I'd be sure to like one side of it even if I have an incredibly hard time finding value in their PF-exclusive vision of the limited content), I have to imagine simply allowing blue into Eureka would add substantial life to the job (and add a lot of potential reasons for the elemental wheel that they only partially use).

I wonder if Blue Mages will be able to solo lv 70 maps. That would be a nice activity to go for...

Originally Posted by Raikai

I wonder if Blue Mages will be able to solo lv 70 maps. That would be a nice activity to go for...

They already can with Aquapolis, from what I understand, so maybe!

Originally Posted by HeulGDarian

new abilities coming as well

But that's the thing, are LBs among those abilities? The major clincher is the heal LB3. There is a doom mechanic where the doom can only be cleansed by the heal lb3. Will they rework that mecahnic so a new BLU ability can also cleanse it? Unlikely.

BLU better be allowed in Eureka, it's like a playground for the class, especially if they let the elemental spell weaknesses work with enemies there.

Originally Posted by MrThinker

But that's the thing, are LBs among those abilities? The major clincher is the heal LB3. There is a doom mechanic where the doom can only be cleansed by the heal lb3. Will they rework that mecahnic so a new BLU ability can also cleanse it? Unlikely.

You forget...they could always learn LBs from O12.

Originally Posted by RyuDragnier

You forget...they could always learn LBs from O12.

Omega has no healer LBs... or did you mean the ability to use LBs in general rather than specific LBs?

Originally Posted by MrThinker

Omega has no healer LBs... or did you mean the ability to use LBs in general rather than specific LBs?

Might've meant Alexander 12, which requires a tank LB....or Diamondback.