2nd new class theory

[BarretWallace]

Flayer = Blue Mage? Xi ppl kno what I'm talking about.

If the Blu in ARR (note: a future expansion) possessed any of the Spell potential of the flayer you fight in FFXI, it would be the Job of Most Pwn in all the realm.

But, alas, nerf and terf would be rampant, from patch to patch; and all EG battles would have alliances with at LEAST one full 8-man hit squad of Blus (damn I'd love to see that in FFXIV's gfx engine...)

I dream...

Music from End of the Era trailer plays in my mind's ears...

Barret Wallace starts casting Head Butt.
Barret Wallace Head Butt.
Bahamut takes 350 points of damage.
Bahamut is stunned.
(10 seconds later)
Bahamut readies Mega Flare.
Louisoix smiles...
Bahamut uses Mega Flare.
Barret Wallace learns Mega Flare.
FFXIV:ARR crashes

(*350 dmg on Bahamut seems reasonable for a low-tier spell like HB.)

And by the way, at 1:49:28 in the Producer LIVE Part IV video?

from Left to Right: Musketeer -or- Red Mage, Blue Mage -or- Assassin, Dark Knight, and Beast Master.

(I just fell out.)