blm range issues

Why is it that blm can be interupted so easily just by an enemy moving barely to the left or right of you or even behind you when it does not interupt anyother job. In pvp this is a major issue seeing how long it takes to cast and how other jobs can pound you from a distance so easily with no way for a blm to interupt them. Please fix range so that it is a cirle instead of a cone.

Breaking the LoS will interrupt every attack spell that has a cast time, so Bio2, Miasma, Stone, etc will also be interrupted by that.
Beside of that: NO, playing a ranged dd is so simple in most cases, why nerf it more?

Btw: I main BLM too

You *can* rotate while casting to continue facing your target. That or just mash the "face target" button (default key: F).

Dude it is broken by losing los now. I am just saying a spell should not be interuptedby losing los, only by range, moving or being hit.

You interupt casting as soon as you move.

As soon as you move position you will be interrupted, yes. You can still rotate to face your target while casting; it works the same with every casting class: Thaumaturge, Conjurer, Arcanist; and their jobs. Otherwise they would be almost unplayable for some fights.

while you can lock on a target and rotate while casting this simply does not hold true for all situations, i still get spells interupted at times.
There is however a certain threshhold that you can move while the spell is not 100% cast, just takes practice is all. I still say the buff should of been for movement and not the 10% increase for Fire

One thing I would like to see regarding this, is a rework of some of our mechanics. For example allowing us to move on spells such as Fire I and blizII while casting would help a lot for our DPS. Perhaps even thunder I, II, and III could be made mobile since Bio is. They don't have to take away casting time, just allow us to move while casting for the smaller spells. I understand that spells like FireIII and Flare should remain a stand still cast as that only makes sense. Perhaps something that seems so small to me might break our class int he eyes of some, but I would appreciate more mobility.

If you guys so want to do dps while moving, why don't you switch to bard?

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Originally Posted by drmambo1999

One thing I would like to see regarding this, is a rework of some of our mechanics. For example allowing us to move on spells such as Fire I and blizII while casting would help a lot for our DPS. Perhaps even thunder I, II, and III could be made mobile since Bio is. They don't have to take away casting time, just allow us to move while casting for the smaller spells. I understand that spells like FireIII and Flare should remain a stand still cast as that only makes sense. Perhaps something that seems so small to me might break our class int he eyes of some, but I would appreciate more mobility.

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I can see this happening and to balance this they can have slower cast time while moving or move slower while having the same cast speed

No. BLM isn't about moving and casting. Stop trying to make things easy mode for yourselves.

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Originally Posted by Niamh_Rillemaugh

You *can* rotate while casting to continue facing your target. That or just mash the "face target" button (default key: F).

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Don't need to mash it. Simply pressing F one will make you automatically track your target.

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Originally Posted by HaroldSaxon

No. BLM isn't about moving and casting. Stop trying to make things easy mode for yourselves.

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I d'ont think people were asking for anything dramatic, just the nerf to scathe some time ago was certainly not needed

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Originally Posted by Maero

I d'ont think people were asking for anything dramatic, just the nerf to scathe some time ago was certainly not needed

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I disagree. I rarely use Scathe because I just flat out don't need to move that much. If you learn the fights and work with your static, you won't find much of a use for scathe. Its very situational and you don't need to use it in your main rotation.

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Originally Posted by HaroldSaxon

No. BLM isn't about moving and casting. Stop trying to make things easy mode for yourselves.

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I figured I would see a post like this after posting my thoughts. XD I get it though. I actually do quite fine with my set up atm. I just have to take into account where I am when things are moving so I don't get spell canceled. I do however, still think that adding mobility to at least fire 1 isn't too much to ask, especially if they nerf the damage somewhat while in movement. I only say this because, there is still a large majority of BLMs who are not comfortable just standing still and getting the most out of their DPS and the use of Aetherial Manipulation is at a minimum it seems. (I'll be honest, I am even bad at using it to it's maximum potential and need to work on this.) This still hurts our reputation, though and the ability to get into groups other than duty finder ones later on. Recent patches may have fixed that issue though.

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Originally Posted by HaroldSaxon

I disagree. I rarely use Scathe because I just flat out don't need to move that much. If you learn the fights and work with your static, you won't find much of a use for scathe. Its very situational and you don't need to use it in your main rotation.

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Another reason I tend not to use scathe is the mana used up by it tends to mess with my overall rotation, at least if I'm having to move while in astral fire, which can actually cause me to lose more dps than if I didn't use scathe.

About the only time I really use scathe, and I mostly do this while already in umbral ice, is when killing spumes(? whatever they're called) in Levi Ex while dodging Levi dashes and being slid around by him rocking the boat, since you can cast Scathe (and any Firestarter or Thundercloud procs) while sliding across deck.

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Originally Posted by Fallen

You interupt casting as soon as you move.

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Not exactly correct. There is a period about 0.5s from cast completion where you can begin moving and still have the spell finish successfully.

This is an essential part of playing any caster well but is essential for a good BLM. And a major reason why the average BLM still does poorly (way too much movement).

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Originally Posted by HaroldSaxon

I disagree. I rarely use Scathe because I just flat out don't need to move that much. If you learn the fights and work with your static, you won't find much of a use for scathe. Its very situational and you don't need to use it in your main rotation.

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A agree a lot with this. Scathe really is only meant as a last resort. It doesn't do enough damage to warrant using it in a rotation because of the CD. (aside for rare scenarios when you want to get damage in because you misjudged how much mp you had to work with.) That being said. I have found it useful for finishing off left over plumes in Garuda's fights and getting credit for fates when I am farming ATMAs and having to solo against groups. XD