Do you think BLU will ever change?

[Casti_EL]

Just expanding on a conversation I had in a dungeon the other day with a few like-minded players:

So, by going by changes and comments in recent LL about the future of FFXIV and how Yoshi want's it to cater to all types of players with options for solo play, multiplayer, casual, hardcore, etc. I was wondering if they'd ever re-look at the Limited Job (Blue Mage) which was designed for solo casual play.

Granted, yeah it's very unlikely it'll happen (pretty sure Yoshi has said as much previously) but would be nice to be able to play in the same way as other jobs and be able to properly main it (fav class in FFXI).

I know the "role" issue crops up and being overpowered due to amount of spells available , but to be fair - it could be easily fixed. One suggestion could be:

1. Remove Aetheric Mimicry as a learnable spell and instead have it as a class ability (maybe learnt around lvl 15). Doesn't have to be called that, just a similar ability allowing you to mimic a particular role.
2. Whatever role you have via Aetheric Mimicry - that's your role for party (no changing same as you can't change class).
3. Each spell is defined a role (or two, or three) and you can only use that spell whilst in that role type.
4. Adjust potencies accordingly for level (or even don't allow certain spells based on level same as regular jobs).

Yeah, I know I'm dreaming but hey, we all have to have hope don't we?

[Kaurhz]

Honestly, the biggest thing they need is to just allow BLU to do deep dungeons.

[Kisshu]

Honestly, the biggest thing they need is to just allow BLU to do deep dungeons.

And Eureka.

[KuroMaboroshi]

And Eureka.

And my axe Ultimates.

...yeah, UWU has the LB problem, but there is no reason to not at least let them do UCoB (and TEA once/if BLU gets to Level 80).

[Kolsykol]

And Eureka.

I've seen this mentioned too and I think it's a great idea, I think it'd breathe new life to Eureka too.

[RyuDragnier]

And Eureka.

Eureka alone would be huge. I mentioned this in another thread, but imagine BLU not having the wheel, but being able to use their spells to fit the weaknesses. Add specific spells you can learn in Eureka that have high defense or nullify attacks of a certain element while making you weak to another one. Make BLU the one who dabbles in the old elemental damage system, and let them loose in Eureka, where the elements are at their purest. Allow most BLU spells to be learned in Eureka, and use the monsters unique to it to add a few more (Pazuzu's Plague and Cloud plz and ty). Revel in the chaos, the insanity, the pure BLU battlefield.

[Deveryn]

Eureka alone would be huge. I mentioned this in another thread, but imagine BLU not having the wheel, but being able to use their spells to fit the weaknesses. Add specific spells you can learn in Eureka that have high defense or nullify attacks of a certain element while making you weak to another one. Make BLU the one who dabbles in the old elemental damage system, and let them loose in Eureka, where the elements are at their purest. Allow most BLU spells to be learned in Eureka, and use the monsters unique to it to add a few more (Pazuzu's Plague and Cloud plz and ty). Revel in the chaos, the insanity, the pure BLU battlefield.

BLU already has the whole thing of elemental damage and nullifying attacks. Have you not done the solo challenges in Ul'Dah? You're basically describing that.

The two systems of BLU and Eureka / Boz only make for something truly ridiculous and OP.

Some might say it would breathe new life into Eureka. I call BS. People just want easy mode so they can farm NMs while other people farm bunnies. Eureka in particular was meant to have some level of challenge to it.

[Cabalabob]

Eureka in particular was meant to have some level of challenge to it.

Maybe 2 expansions ago, it’s been so nerfed to hell now due to the fact it’s dead content that there’s absolutely no challenge left and people are already calling for bozja nerfs because no one is doing that either.

If anything BLU offers a solution to that. Rather than nerfing old content so it remains accessible beyond half an expansion, they could keep the content the same and just open the doors to BLU an expansion later, it would bring players back for any BLU specific content they could put in there like new spells keeping the zone populated and open it up for people that just want to get through it with a more powerful job.

[P0W3RK1D]

And Eureka.

And MSQ, And Treasure Hunts

[SendohJin]

And MSQ, And Treasure Hunts

BLU in MSQ has to be Trust only, but then the BLU won't be able to do the 8 man trials, since they don't seem to be making all of those Trusts fights.