So...About Blue Mage

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Buuuut, that's the reason why I suggested just making it so you have your standard limited BLU that still functions as it always has, but also an "unlimited" BLU so you can participate in all content from the get go, while limited BLU can still be worked on as a fun niche activity with other BLU players.

For example, when I think of a really good Job that takes an established iconic job and recreates it into something new, but still has all the key traits that still make it what it is. I think of Red Mage. No other Red Mage in any of the previous FF games function like XIV's. And yet, it is still a Red Mage because it still retains its classic roots, just repackaged in a unique way. Its physical attacks are all magick based due to he fact that we have to charge up our rapier with magical energy from casting spells. Our magical attacks and certain support capabilities are all derivatives of Black and White Mage magick made into something entirely new that functions differently compared to the other two and, again, helps charge up our rapier for close range powerful magical attacks.

I think, if the devs think it through well, they could do a similar thing with Blue Mage while keeping all of its core traits that make what a Blue Mage is intact.

Personally, I would say the devs should focus on giving an "unlimited" BLU access to various types of iconic Blue Mage spells that would work well within a standard XIV job class. Again just like how they did it with Red Mage.

My limit of Blue Mage experience is only to XIV, VIII, VI and X, so I can't really give any examples of what I would pick to use for a classic standard XIV job class version of Blue Mage; especially since it's been awhile since I played any of those and XIV as a BLU on my alt. But...I just look at Red Mage and think "you know what? They can make a version of Blue Mage that functions like a standard job if they can do it with the likes of Red Mage and it's weird functionality in previous FF titles". So...yeah, I shut up now. x'D