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A quick BLU question
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By Teapo 2013-04-27 04:16:36
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So I was wondering about something, I just recently burned my BLU from lvl 1-88. Is this going to make it super difficult to get BLU spells? I mean I only have Sandspin. Will it make it impossible for me to play? Or is BLU kinda like FFXI poke'mon gotta catch em all style with spells?
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By Cerberus.Pleebo 2013-04-27 04:22:11
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I have little idea what you mean specifically, but you can skill up your blue magic skill using Sandspin and progressively learn your spells as your skill gets higher.
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By Ragnarok.Phettyx 2013-04-27 04:36:23
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Learn about 3-4 easy to spam spells (foot kick, sprout smack, power attack, head butt, etc). Cap sword skill. Then I fought buffalo in ulegard [a]. I used two regen atma (Vissitude, Mounted Champion, Stronghold) and minikin monstrosity, and spammed the same spells to skill it up. I /dnc to heal myself if regen wasn't enough. A good eva or pdt set will help too. Then it's just a matter of learning all the spells. Prioritize the spells in Prothescar's guide and abyssea/VW procs.
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By Bahamut.Bekisa 2013-04-27 04:58:56
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You cannot learn BLU spells until your Blue Magic skill is leveled within 29 skill points or less of that spells BLU Job Level including any +skill gear you are wearing.

Below level 50, that 29 skills is roughly 9 BLU job levels. Above 51 I think it drops to 5 job levels due to the skill per level increase on all magic/combat skills.

i.e. Plasma Charge is a BLU75 spell. BLU's blue magic skill caps at 276 at Lvl 75 (I think...), so you need to be at least 276 -29 skill (247) to learn it regardless if you are a 75 BLU or a 99 BLU.

I'd highly suggest you do your best to level your skill to 200+, learn a few spells, then hit up a Abyssea exp party and make your way to 99 while skilling up as much as possible along the way. BLU/RDM, build yourself like a tank and you can effectively solo just about any fodder mob in Abyssea from 85+.
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By Cerberus.Zyph 2013-04-27 05:02:07
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Don't forget your AF hands, otherwise there'll be hard times ahead
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By Teapo 2013-04-28 16:36:44
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Thanks for all the answers! This was super healpful
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By Cerberus.Conagh 2013-04-28 16:47:13
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If you have windower, and can afk skill up ~ find some secluded spot and spam pollen ~ Usually /sch sublimation will be enough to keep you fully stocked MP wise.

Personally, I enjoyed playing BLU the old way, soloing 1-75 learning your spells as you progressed, trying to chain EM-T monsters... I feel anyone who burns it, will miss a great experience and the knowledge of spell bonuses vs mobs etc ~

More to the point, I would just learn the spells you need to 88, try a few of the harder hitting ones and all your VW procs. There is no need to "catch them all" but isn't that half the fun?!?

Now back to being sick....
[+]
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By Cerberus.Sephrin 2013-04-28 17:14:34
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Cerberus.Conagh said: »
Now back to being drunk....
ftfy <3
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By Cerberus.Conagh 2013-04-29 11:50:23
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Cerberus.Sephrin said: »
Cerberus.Conagh said: »
Now back to being drunk....
ftfy <3

>.>

I'm sick as a result of being drunk, does that count?
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By Lakshmi.Bounci 2014-05-23 15:12:01
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Anyone have any good updated scripts? Mine are outdated trying to get into blu again.
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