PVP!

[Alhanelem]

PvP? pfft. why break hearts unneccesarily. blm one shot you all with firaja 3 and fire staff.

That doesn't happen. All damage is reduced in PvP. And even still, that has a long cast time. It's pretty easy to run over to the BLM and beat him up while he's casting. For a BLM to do well, he has to suprise people by casting on people that are already busy fighting so they won't notice the "starts casting on you" message.

[Harukusan]

That doesn't happen. All damage is reduced in PvP. And even still, that has a long cast time. It's pretty easy to run over to the BLM and beat him up while he's casting. For a BLM to do well, he has to suprise people by casting on people that are already busy fighting so they won't notice the "starts casting on you" message.

Chat filters can fix the problem pointed out here about "not noticing the 'starts casting' message.'"

As a BLM, whether you're alone or with your team, Sleepga is your best friend. Assuming your opponents didn't use a poison potion, they are pretty much stuck there punching themselves in the face wishing they could tear that BLM to pieces. If you catch an opponent alone, you (the BLM) have a good chance at nuking him down before his teammates can get to him, so long as you don't fool around with unnecessary spells, just Sleep > Gravity > Dispel to test if he has buffs > Nuke. If he wants to use a Catholicon to erase his weight effect, no problem! Just Sleep him again! Or make use of Bind or Stun or anything really... BLM has so many ways to stop someone from getting to them it's already "broken" as it is, but that's how it goes.

Lesson 1) Always bring Poison Potions. You won't always be lucky enough to dig them up!

Lesson 2) Unless you have a super magic defense or MDB set on, or have already built a strong resistance to debuffs, don't try to attack the BLM if you are alone! Certain jobs have a much greater chance at survival (or killing him), but I'm speaking particularly about jobs that have to be up close to attack, and have no way to stop them from moving (eg: WAR or SAM).

I think a lot of jobs have been able to put SCH sub to use for enfeebling enemies. In fact, a lot of people who subbed RDM got lucky many times with me in the past...