Pictomancer is absurd

[Truen]

I don't understand the argument that Picto abilities are out of place. There's literally paintbrushes in this game, paint effects in at least one main story boss I can think of, and moogles are an FF staple that's in XIV itself. So what exactly is out of place about it? The fact it's not an effervescent neon laser fest like most of our current abilities? If you've come to this conclusion did maybe not stop and think to yourself that doing something different was the entire point?

My complaint and opinion is that it looks cartoonish and rather dumb. Some are going to like it prob, but I doubt it'll be widely played because it's a literal eyesore. And for every Moogle fan I'd wager there's 5 or more that would drown their entire species in a river given a chance, lol. I'd rather they would keep the game thematically in-line with a more traditional, darker and serious tone but at this late stage in ff14's development cycle the well of ideas is probably starting to run dry. So, it is what it is. We embrace the absurd, try to ignore it, or go play something else.