Black Mage sends up a distress Flare!

Change Surecast into either:

Freecast (Longer CD: 120?) - Spell costs no MP
or
Allcast (Longer CD: 90?) - Single Target spell hits all targets in 5y radius.

Bam, every mage class just got a buff.

You're welcome.

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

Bam, every mage class just got a buff.

You're welcome.

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But none of them need a buff. I won't complain about being op, but that would make blm pretty op.

I don't get why everyone thinks surecast needs to be useful. That specific ability is underpowered, but the blm kit overall is fine.

Surecast is useful for what it is. The game just needs more reasons to use it, I can count on one hand when a caster even uses it in all of 2.0 - current content.

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Originally Posted by Sleigh

Surecast is useful for what it is. The game just needs more reasons to use it, I can count on one hand when a caster even uses it in all of 2.0 - current content.

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The only time I've ever used Surecast in savage is when I am eating seeds of the sky on A4S and manaward/succor aren't up :/ it needs a revamp in my opinion. I think having it on a longer CD but allowing your next spell to be cast while moving sounds ok.

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Originally Posted by Sleigh

MNK AoE actually is super competitive with BLM now, especially burst with Perfect Balance. It's only when Foe's enters the equation that BLM can win. Elixir Field is ridiculous, it's enough to elevate MNK up sustained or burst.

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For real? Well then now that warrants a blm aoe buff or Monk nerf :P

The problem I see with surecast is that its useful when taking hits... What's even more useful is avoiding the hit altogether. What if in addition to its current effect, it provided a strong barrier effect while casting? Or something along those lines. Possibly in conjunction with an increase in cooldown/recast. Something to the effect of "This cast is happening, and im not going to be penalized for it"

Lol, how did this turn into a discussion about Surecast?

When is it ever not about Surecast?

The only issue I have with BLM AoE is that the rotation is sloppy and doesn't flow very well. The old 2.0 F3 > F2 > Flare rotation is probably still the best if I'm not mistaken; but it's mega choppy, doesn't synergise with Enochian and is not very Ley Lines friendly. I'm fine with getting the silver medal for AoE behind SMN however that doesn't mean that our rotation can't be made smoother.

Also I'm kind of bummed that there are no ethers in 3.0 powerful enough to use as a poor man's Convert :p

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

When is it ever not about Surecast?

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Yeah, you're right.

I think we should just get Distress Flare as a skill at this point.

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Originally Posted by OneWingedSora

I think having it on a longer CD but allowing your next spell to be cast while moving sounds ok.

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Umm....that's exactly what swiftcast does. We don't need another ability to do the same thing

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Originally Posted by Garotte14

Umm....that's exactly what swiftcast does. We don't need another ability to do the same thing

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Technically, they are not the same. Swiftcast allows your next spell to be cast instantly and weaved between oGCDs while surecast would still have a cast time.