As far as if BLU is OP or not, if I ever see another DD class farm gil the way BLU can I will say it's not OP but as is it should really not have the utility + survivability + damage output it has in one package it should pay more for those so it has to make a choice between them rather than just all of them good.
I have talked to lady and a few other high end THF about if we can solo VD avatars like BLU can, as well as high end WAR. So far, none can. That is troubling to me as BLU have been solo farming especially JP side VD levi and ifrit for quite a while now. Let's look at what makes this possible:
1) Due to self capping haste, they get two more trust slots almost every other DD has to have ulmia and a rdm.
2) Unlike nearly every other DD they can effectively tank in their best TP sets. Other jobs have to load up on DT and then lose the ability to self chain if they are tanking something as dangerous as VD levi.
3) CDC is one of the best crit ws there is, and against a mob you are only using trust buffs, crit ws become very valuable as they give a huge spike in damage over non crit ws options. Given that it can also self chain in 2 WS a good BLU with just trusts can pump out over 60k damage, while tanking in their TP set.
4) Out of all DD, they get to be one of the best at merit farming. They can AoE stuff in reisenjima and in 10 mins or less be back at it.
5) Their clear time is better than most endgame groups, with top end blu clearing it in 2 mins 10s to 3 mins.
6) If their trusts die, which can often happen, they can self heal.
The best run I have so far is I got levi to 30% before they killed my trusts and I limped along in full DT and healing as DNC sub solo for about 3 mins before being combo'd.
I still think it is possible to win solo as THF and working on it, but it is clearly a much easier thing to do with BLU. This is only for high end BLU. But clearly, they do need to pay a higher price for everything they can do. I think it is less a big deal in party setups. Especially ones using a real tank where THF really shines. But as it stands currently, they are the only DD that can solo VD avatars that I know of, and been doing it for months now. To the point that a good BLU player can be 7-8x more gil rich than the rest the entire community and that is broken and should be addressed. If I were a game dev for this, I'd suggest hitting blu's point costs so they can't have as much as everything at once, and make them pay a higher cost for when they pulled hate in content. I don't think barrier tusk should break pdt caps, and occultation shouldn't have so many shadows. MG should also not give haste.
That is just my view. And I'm not going to engage in back and forth or arguing. And I love my friends who play BLU or any other job they wish to play. Talking pure game balance though that's what I see. Something tells me I'll regret posting anything in this train wreck of a thread but oh well. I'll take the this is my view, stance. And if ppl want to attack it or me then go for it but I'm not going to reply I think this example hits on everything that needs addressed about BLU but one thing: it's popularity. I keep seeing people give up their primary jobs (even years long career jobs) to play BLU, another sign it needs nerfed imo.