I would have to agree with Delvante and Flying. BLM is good just as it is. I have from experiance seen to many players get to use to playing the job only in Abyssea cause that is the only place they have ever played it that they just don't know or understand how to play it to conserve MP and still put out the numbers outside. Its sad that the days of leveling off Mob pets kind of died out, cause it really gave you an idea of what you needed to be doing. With to many people taking the job up in a day or two it really just lets you know who knows how to play the job and who doesn't. A good BLM can get the timing down on when to nuke when to rest and when to use job abilites to rarely ever be out of at least enough MP to get a few sleeps or stuns off. Also Dmg wise as is I still think we can put out the numbers to rival most DDs. We just also need to keep in mind the hate they bring. So I personally am glad the cost and recast are what they are makes it easier to manage and keep track of how much hate I accumulate allowing me to save Emnity Douse for the "panic button" moments.