[BLU] probably already been raised, but: aetherial mimicry 'dummies'.

[Vyrerus]

it IS specifically called out as a more advanced implementation/application of what blue mage does during the class quests, since not only is it instant it's also not limited to just monsters.

like, literally BLU-but-better, overshadowing the class completely in it's own quests (and only ekeing out the win because the practitioner himself simply didnt have the same fight experience that you do)

Actually, that fight points out the inherit flaw of Mimicry. You need someone else to mimic. He uses mime on you in the fight, and just like in FFV, you beat it by doing nothing. Then he moves on to using techniques he's mimicked over the years, and by that point, it's not any more or less effective than Blue Mage.

As for the subject at hand, I like the fact that we need someone else's aether to mimic. I like walking up to someone who's actively moving or not afk, mimicking them, and then bowing to them as a gesture of, "Thanks for being here." Not only that, but you can mimic other BLUs for DPS mimicry, so that one is basically a non-issue.

The only time I haven't been able to find someone to mimic is in the early morning hours, like 5~8am EST. After that, the EU on NA DC usually get on, remedying the problem.

Of course, part of me wants has to mention that we learn this from a Ghrah, an FFXI monster, and the Ghrahs in FFXI transformed into their animal or man counterpart from an orb at will.