FFXIV: Limited Job and why it doesn't work

[Mariel_Crystallie]

Two questions:
1) But why?
Why does BLU have to be more than what it is designed to be (side content)?
The reasons you give for why they would entertain the idea are generally vague ("make the game better", "save resources"), self-serving (content you personally want over things you don't like) or appeals to nostalgia and emotions ("traditional job", FF history, "it's my favorite from the series!"). Going from your thesis it sounds like you have a very emotional attachment to the job concept or more of an obsessive hatred for the limited job idea. And while I sympathize with the nostalgia/emotional angle to an extent, none of these give me a good reason why SE has to further invest in something they clearly don't want or need.

2) Why change BLU when simply adding a standard caster job would accomplish the same thing?
Let's ignore the reality that they plan and allocate resources to content/expansions years in advance and have at the very least weapon ideas for future jobs (potentially caster) that could fill any gap. Why not simply add a caster for the 4th spot at a future date and keep BLU as they intended? Why can't Geomancer or Green Mage fill the same niche as a neutered BLU would?

I think I've asked this before, but can't remember getting an answer that didn't involve some sort of special pleading or downplaying the difficulty of balancing jobs and content.

Helping Answer this question :

1. The reason why BLU should have more than designed to be , because right now BLU as "Side Content" have really small attention to the devs team and it's keep getting worse , while having your favorite job getting small portion while it's supposedly got big update (lvl 70) it's really sad. As for now all I can see being a "Limited Job" is the only way to abusing some old content while the current content for them is getting super small portion of it ( lvl 70 ).

2. We already have the resource for BLU and they don't need to make it from scratch again for other job , another reason why it's easier to make BLU as normal job instead making a new one. Tho I won't hate it if Geo / Green Mage become a job, the more the merrier.