Quote Originally Posted by aveyond-dreams View Post
There is no meaningful future for Blue Mage outside of one day being promoted to a full job. Given its complete absence from the EW patch roadmap, it is clear that updating this content is no longer a priority. Whether for lack of passion or lack of resources, Blue Mage is now a "whenever we get to it" project. The barrier to entry is too obtuse for a game that has many other side activities that are easy to jump into. I will forever maintain that allowing the word "limited" to enter this game's vocabulary with this job lead to nothing good.

In any case, if male Viera somehow became a thing then so can a full Blue Mage job. Those who would rather defend the limited design would then go on to have the same reaction that the Viera haters had, "I can't believe they listened to the complainers!" Well yes if there wasn't a problem, people wouldn't be complaining about a job added all the way back in 2019.
It was mentioned to be updated sometime during EW. Not being given a specific date of release =/= dumped to the wayside. If so, I guess the anticipated updates to the Golden Saucer should also be considered as an afterthought. Because it's either 6.4 or 6.5 for that.
The barrier entry is relatively low? I mean, all you need is to complete 2.0 and with the most recent update, you can very easily solo most of the spells and level to max in no time. Other goals require more time and effort, go figure.

Male Viera and BLU are completely different topics. Are you for real? One is a race made for purely aesthetic reasons and BLU is a piece of side content. Next you'll compare Hrothgar hairstyles with the addition of a 2nd Ultimate or something.