(08-04-2013, 03:08 AM)Azthran Wrote: I think BLU could still use 1 handed swords kind of like how both Conj and Thaum can both use 2 handed staffs. If I'm not mistaken the relic weapons for both WHM and BLM are staffs so I don't see why they couldn't add another set of swords with the BLU tag on it.
The difference is that Conjurer and Thaumaturge are given specific qualifications and boundaries for the weapons that they use. And Gladiators are not. Gladiators are given a blanket green light on all single handed blades. Unless they change that lore to say something more specific, it will remain true and prevent new classes from using single-handed swords.
-Conjurers must use wands and staves made from unworked wood.Â
-Thaumaturges must use scepters and staves made from metals, ores, or bone, and require a gemstone through which to channel their aether.
-"Gladiators specialize in the handling of all manner of one-handed blades, from daggers to longswords, be they single- or double-edge, straight or curved."
Quoted straight from the Main Site Gladiator page. And I think since SE went out of their way to explicitly cover every type of single-handed blade in their GLA description, it's something that they've intended and it's here to stay.
You're basically asking FFXIV to retcon the basic concept of Gladiator just so that Blue Mage can have a scimitar. Why not a whip? It's a much more appropriate weapon, it doesn't currently exist in Eorzea therefor it does not conflict with already existing classes, and it's not confusing. You see a player with a whip and you'll know instantly it's a BLU. Whereas if you see a guy with a curved sword, it might not be as immediately apparent what class he is.
