Quote Originally Posted by Ophannus View Post
The low duration on our enhancing spells are designed to be short and sweet. On average, most of our enhancing spells are spells are stronger than their white/black magic counterparts, but in return they last a shorter duration to compensate(few exceptions like Animated Wail). BLU won't ever get a Protect or Shell as a 30min buff spell, but in return we Cocoon(more def than protect) and Saline Coat/Magic Barrier(stacks with Shell). The style of BLU isn't to be a buffer but to be a combat mage so our enhancing spells are meant to be recast frequently in battle. 30 seconds is a bit low however I think 90 seconds or 2 minutes would be fair but 3-5min for a buff is a lot unless it has a higher MP cost or a UL spell. If they give us longer duration buffs they'd have to weaken them to white magic/black magic potency which is usually kinda low. BLU buffs are about efficiency, effect vs MP cost vs duration and for the most part, our enhancing spells are well optimized and skewed in BLU' favor vs other mage buffs. Of course I wouldn't mind paying double the MP for triumphant roar for double duration but for the mp cost, 1min of 15% attack isn't bad, it's just not worth the time to keep the spell up, though it's a decent prezerg buff.
Buffs that are stronger than the whm and blm version spells? Other than occultation, animated wail, battery charge, and magic barrier (shouldnt be overwritten by cure as,, momento mori, and maybe saline coat, all other spells are lackluster.

orcish counterstance costs very low mp to use. it needs to be double for double duration. the same goes for triumphant roar. barrier tusk has a terrible duration and father barrier is the worst spell ever.

cocoon is amazing! we need more spells like it...I don't want protect and shell. we get those from subbing other jobs. we should definitely have another version of triumphant roar that affects our spells to be utilized on tougher nms... or something similar like a stance.

also, since we're battle mages, shouldn't the casting times on some of these buffs be a bit quicker than they are?