Redesigning fire 1

F1, despite still being an important spell for our rotation ("fast" spell for refreshing AF and fishing for F3 procs), looks out of place and outdated at max level. It's like an AST casting malefic 1 at lv70.

It would be nice to get an updated animation on this spell, like AST goes from malefic I to III but there could be some problems arising with the current nomenclature (eg we already have fire 2-3-4 which aren't an upgrade but completely different spells).

A solution could be re-designing F3 to be a direct replacement of F1.
- F3: replaces F1, has 180 potency and 40% chance to let you cast an upgraded version of F3 which is instant and has 260 potency (same mana cost as F1).

However, this would also affect the swap time between AF and UI which would be accelerated and easier (remember, current F3 has 3.5s cast time). I don't think this would make anyone unhappy, but if you wanted to keep things as they currently are, then an ulterior change would be to reduce the amount of haste given by UI for fire spells or AF for ice spells. This way, mechanically nothing changes.

This change could be applied to B1 -> B3 as well with no difference in gameplay. This way we'd have B1, F1 and T1 which get replaced by B3, F3, T3 and make it feel more coherent during level progression.

What do you think about this? Have additional ideas?

It effectively changes nothing beyond having less initial time in AF. You lose about half a second of dead time with F3 being 1.25 transition instead of 1.75. I honestly don't see a point.

With a small change to F3 visual that'd be nice (I mean, it looks like a smoke fart...)

Idk, I kind of enjoy the comedic value of all those giant animated explosions having one tiny fire 1 wack weaved in there.

if you are talking visually yeah it does a little bit flimsy, fire 1 spell is basically copy pasta of that fire wisp that you fight in sastasha dungeon (your first dungeon) where you get this a lot of fire wisp with the clamp shell (you know which one)

and when you cast it, it didnt even go straight lol it does this wobbly animation like the spell is cast in novice way or some sort.

but it has the charm i must say

its the same on most ARR classes. I mean look at SMN's Ruin and Ruin 2 compared to Ruin 3 and Ruin 4?

Im not saying it wouldn't be cool to get updated animations, but i feel given the number of classes and jobs this would need to be done for, its very unlikely. But then again, it may just be a caster problem, as the melee actions seem pretty cool (though i dont' play them often enough to form a judgment on it)

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Originally Posted by Metallus

A solution could be re-designing F3 to be a direct replacement of F1.
- F3: replaces F1, has 180 potency and 40% chance to let you cast an upgraded version of F3 which is instant and has 260 potency (same mana cost as F1).

However, this would also affect the swap time between AF and UI which would be accelerated and easier (remember, current F3 has 3.5s cast time).

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This change would not affect the swap time after Lv40 (acquisition of M&MII trait, allowing a third elemental stack). From then on, three stacks grant opposite spells a 50% cast time reduction but 0% recast reduction. As Fire III has a cast time of 3.5s, its cast time under the effect of Astral Fire III is 1.75s, but the GCD remains 2.5s. Reducing its cast time to Fire's 3.0s cast would reduce its cast time under the effect of Astral Fire III to 1.5s, still with a 2.5s GCD. Ergo, no change.


A note about the potency you listed for Firestarter Fire III, though. The potency is currently 240. Changing Fire III to be a direct upgrade and replacement of Fire I would make it much harder to cast the "wrong" spell, in regards to when Firestarter procs. Currently, you have a fraction of a second to notice the marching ants and decide to cast Firestarter Fire III instead of Fire I. If you're not quick enough, you'll keep your finger on Fire I and potentially waste and overwrite the proc. If Fire III became the spam spell replacing Fire I outright, this source of player error would be eliminated, and the potency of Firestarter Fire III should be reduced slightly to compensate.

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Originally Posted by Rongway

This change would not affect the swap time after Lv40 (acquisition of M&MII trait, allowing a third elemental stack). From then on, three stacks grant opposite spells a 50% cast time reduction but 0% recast reduction. As Fire III has a cast time of 3.5s, its cast time under the effect of Astral Fire III is 1.75s, but the GCD remains 2.5s. Reducing its cast time to Fire's 3.0s cast would reduce its cast time under the effect of Astral Fire III to 1.5s, still with a 2.5s GCD. Ergo, no change.


A note about the potency you listed for Firestarter Fire III, though. The potency is currently 240. Changing Fire III to be a direct upgrade and replacement of Fire I would make it much harder to cast the "wrong" spell, in regards to when Firestarter procs. Currently, you have a fraction of a second to notice the marching ants and decide to cast Firestarter Fire III instead of Fire I. If you're not quick enough, you'll keep your finger on Fire I and potentially waste and overwrite the proc. If Fire III became the spam spell replacing Fire I outright, this source of player error would be eliminated, and the potency of Firestarter Fire III should be reduced slightly to compensate.

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1) You are correct, nothing really changes in gameplay by being 0.25s faster on an already fast spell when the gcd is 2.5s. I just wanted to address any potential change it could have in order to keep things as they currently are.

2) I wrote the wrong potency (flare), so pretend it's 240 pot. Also the source of error would be eliminated only for sub60 gameplay. In fact, in current gameplay, you actually hold on F3 procs when they happen in order to refresh AF after another session of F4 spam. Rarely you find yourself casting F1->F3 back to back. It only happens if you have to transpose and regain 2 stacks of AF quickly. But with this change you wouldn't even need to do that because one single cast of F1(now F3) would get you the 2 stacks on the first cast.

Also to clarify, the aim of this change is to keep everything as it is gameplay-wise (because I know people are not prone to such changes, just like me since I enjoy current gameplay), but it's only to make all high level gameplay look good instead of waving in that ridiculous will'o wisp between explosion spam :D

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

It effectively changes nothing beyond having less initial time in AF. You lose about half a second of dead time with F3 being 1.25 transition instead of 1.75. I honestly don't see a point.

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The point is updating the animation of Fire 1 while not modifying the gameplay at all. By saying that nothing would change you are confirming that this change only affects the animation, which is the only thing I'm looking for.

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Originally Posted by Metallus

The point is updating the animation of Fire 1 while not modifying the gameplay at all. By saying that nothing would change you are confirming that this change only affects the animation, which is the only thing I'm looking for.

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Fire V
Lv. 72 Spell
1s Cast
2.5s Recast
1000 MP
Deals fire damage with a potency of 200.
Replaces Fire when under effect of Astral Fire III.
Additional Effect: Grants Astral Fire or removes Umbral Ice
Duration: 13s
Additional Effect: 40% chance next Fire III will cost no MP and have no casting time
Duration: 18s

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Originally Posted by Metallus

The point is updating the animation of Fire 1 while not modifying the gameplay at all. By saying that nothing would change you are confirming that this change only affects the animation, which is the only thing I'm looking for.

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I'd rather not be given the white mage treatment, where one of our valuable ability / trait slots on level up just changes our animation.

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

I'd rather not be given the white mage treatment, where one of our valuable ability / trait slots on level up just changes our animation.

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Uhm so? What would you like to get? Mine is practically only a visual update suggestion, while trying not to alter the gameplay or nomenclature of blm spells. Are you against this change for some particular reason if it doesn't change anything for you beside looking better?

The recurring people who follow BLM threads are probably sick of seeing me post this at this point, but I propose the following:

Enhanced Umbral Heart: Upon the successful use of all three Umbral Hearts without refreshing Astral Fire, grants Firestarter.


This would not change the effect of Fire I, but it would allow for your Astral Fire rotation to go from Fire IV x3 > Fire I > Fire IV x3 to Fire IV x4 > Firestarter > Fire IV x3. Obviously the potency from Firestarter is greater than the potency from Fire I (I had also originally suggested this before the potency buffs to Fire IV, which would have given us increased potency per burst phase) , and furthermore since the proc would be free you are enabled to cast an additional Fire IV per Astral phase, and to top it all off, we are now given a guaranteed proc weave window that reduces clipping for off-GCDs.

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Originally Posted by Metallus

Uhm so? What would you like to get? Mine is practically only a visual update suggestion, while trying not to alter the gameplay or nomenclature of blm spells. Are you against this change for some particular reason if it doesn't change anything for you beside looking better?

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BLM could see some gameplay updates to be honest. They just need to be minor.

For example, imagine if Fire V was instant cast with a 1.5s recast time and dealt damage with a potency of 140, but otherwise replaced Fire I. This would accelerate the standard rotation by a second and give BLM a minor mobility and singleweaving option that comes at the cost of DPS if you spam it, and you're especially not encouraged to use it as it still robs you of MP for Fire IVs, though if you get a firestarter proc you can use it to preserve your MP and maintain slightly more DPS than pure F5 spam. However, it would in effect restore the ARR style of BLM in a faster and less clunky form than it was originally, but only in situations where you simply need that much mobility in order for your rotation to work, and it would still be better to rely on Swift/Sharp/Triplecast to get around those problems as F4 is the better spell by far, just easier for BLMs in prog to adapt without those cooldowns.

idk I would be pretty disappointed if they gave us Fire V and it was an even lower potency than Fire I, just saying. I like the malefic treatment idea though.

It would be bizzarre for a fire V spell to be the least potent single target fire spell, and even more so to just replace fire I as an astral refresher.

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Originally Posted by Llugen

idk I would be pretty disappointed if they gave us Fire V and it was an even lower potency than Fire I, just saying. I like the malefic treatment idea though.

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Originally Posted by Orbus

It would be bizzarre for a fire V spell to be the least potent single target fire spell, and even more so to just replace fire I as an astral refresher.

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It's less potency because of the lower recast time, which makes its GCD lower, akin to RDM's weaponskills. Otherwise it would be more DPS than Fire IV. It's still far more than Fire I though. Take a look at the math:
Fire V: 140 Potency / 1.5s (recast time) = 93.333 Potency Per Second
Fire IV: 300 Potency / 2.8s (cast time) = 107.143 Potency Per Second
Fire I: 180 Potency / 2.5s (recast time) = 72 Potency Per Second

Dunno, I'd like to receive this spell before lv72 and more like on lv30 something, that's why I proposed a fire I -> fire III upgrade.

I guess I'm not sure the shorter cast alone would make it really feel great though. Even with having the ability to weave with it, the "feel" of the job definitely still needs consideration.

I think the best upgrade they could do to Fire I is under enhanced enochian let it be instant cast, or faster than the GCD like we were toying with earlier. I think the better place to fix the mechanic of the job lies with Firestarter, not Fire I.

For me, the only change I'd like to see is:

• Fire
• Fira
• Firaga
• Firaja!

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Originally Posted by Halobump

For me, the only change I'd like to see is:

• Fire
• Fira
• Firaga
• Firaja!

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It seems the japanese version of FFXIV has that nomenclature https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Firaja . Dunno why they opted for I II III and IV for the English version :/

It's even weirder since some of the spells in our version used by enemies follow the jp route.
ex Quaga

Lore-wise, Allagans and Allagan magic tends to use the traditional naming system because of how old that stuff is.

Xande uses Ancient Quaga, Amon uses Firaga, Blizzaga, and Thundaga variations, the cloned thaumaturges in ARF use Breakga, etc. Meanwhile, anything not Allagan in origin use the numbers (even Exdeath and Kefka).

The actual reason is that the suffix system of spell tiers could confuse players new to the franchise and so they went with a more straightforward naming.

I also don't like the idea of [Spell] V because of the localization. What would Fire V be in a region that doesn't use the number system? "Just make one up," sure, but then a precedent is placed on future games that use a fifth-tier that isn't Flare/Freeze/Burst/etc (which basically are the fifth-tier spells for that element, sometimes they even become the fourth-tier spell).

Anyway, more on topic, Fire's a bit lackluster, but it's function is fine for what we have now. I'd make additions to other things that BLM has so that those affect how Fire behaves:

Firestarter Trait:

Each Fire also increases Firestarter chance on the next Fire by an additional 20%, ensuring Firestarter activation on every Fire onward after a set amount of casts as long as Firestarter is not used.

Enochian:

While Enochian is active, Fire no longer refreshes Astral Fire, but increases its potency by 20.

However, the Enochian change also implies that Fire IV no longer works like how it does, such as it becoming an oGCD, so that it can pass on that aspect of it to Fire.

(I've been playing around with the idea of Fire IV becoming an oGCD for a while now and how that changes everything, so these changes are taken from what I've come up with from that.)

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I also don't like the idea of [Spell] V because of the localization. What would Fire V be in a region that doesn't use the number system? "Just make one up,"

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across Square Enix games there are more than just -ra,-ga, and -ja. You also have -da and -za which the first time I remember seeing that was in Kingdom Hearts.

-da normally fits between -ra and -ga true, but could be higher. I'm not 100% sure where -za would fit

I'd rather see Fire remain separate, but more usefully and interestingly integrated.

Ideally, I'd like to see more to AF phase than just an F3 to start, three F4s, a Fire, and three more F4s. Just swapping out the last F4 for Despair doesn't cut it for me.

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

We're probably looking at 3/1/3/Despair

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Ahh, good point.

Edited Version: Just adding Despair to the end of each AF phase doesn't cut it for me.

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Originally Posted by Shurrikhan

I'd rather see Fire remain separate, but more usefully and interestingly integrated.

Ideally, I'd like to see more to AF phase than just an F3 to start, three F4s, a Fire, and three more F4s. Just swapping out the last F4 for Despair doesn't cut it for me.

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I don't think we're cutting out the last Fire 4.

The new MP cap should leave us with 1200, or 12% MP left. I believe we currently need something closer to 8% mana to cast Flare, and there's no reason to think Despair will be any different.

We're probably looking at 3/1/3/Despair

It looks like Despair needs the full amount of MP so not sure how it could work after all of the Fire IVs. I mean it's not like Flare where the MP currently is "All" as opposed to an actual number in this case.

http://i.imgur.com/3K1WSW1.jpg

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It looks like Despair needs the full amount of MP so not sure how it could work after all of the Fire IVs. I mean it's not like Flare where the MP currently is "All" as opposed to an actual number in this case.

http://i.imgur.com/3K1WSW1.jpg

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You can see the black mage in the job trailer cast the spell after Fire 4. There is no scenario where Fire 4 is free.

The simplest explanation is that the text for Despair and Flare have changed to reflect your current MP pool but still has a minimum cast point.

Edit: Also is it just me, or does 6% spell speed as an entry point seem rather large?

Machinist seems to be rocking the same amount.

I saw Blizz IV be used before the Despair chain so possibly it benefits from Umbral Hearts like Flare. Although seeing as it was only used it once before the Foul finisher, it could get no benefit at all and just use all remaining MP, if so that's like one Despair per Fire rotation, thought it could be more.

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Originally Posted by Kurando

It looks like Despair needs the full amount of MP so not sure how it could work after all of the Fire IVs. I mean it's not like Flare where the MP currently is "All" as opposed to an actual number in this case.

http://i.imgur.com/3K1WSW1.jpg

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Flare already (and has since 2.0) listed your current MP as its cost, unless your MP is lower than the cost of Fire I, in which case it lists the cost of Fire I and you can't cast it. This being the case, if ShB maintains the current cost design, it would replace the last Fire IV (Fire, Flare, and Fire IV have the same base cost).

I think we're missing the real point here that needs looked into. It clearly says it removes umbral ice, yet can only be cast while in astral fire.... It clearly means we're getting a new hybrid stance of Earthly Water for when you figure out how to make them stack... they thought they could just sneak that by us

https://media0dk-a.akamaihd.net/94/2...7e6383dfaa.jpg

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Originally Posted by Rongway

Flare already (and has since 2.0) listed your current MP as its cost, unless your MP is lower than the cost of Fire I, in which case it lists the cost of Fire I and you can't cast it. This being the case, if ShB maintains the current cost design, it would replace the last Fire IV (Fire, Flare, and Fire IV have the same base cost).

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https://i.imgur.com/CrBFejk.jpg?1

1200 / 15480 = .077, or about 8% MP.

This means Despair will likely also require a minmum of 8% MP. Which is 800mp. The tag on the toolbox says 'All' while the 'minimum' needed to cast is shown if you do not have the required MP.

Edit: It's easy to forget that Fire's base cost is 1200 at level 70, because we never cast Fire from a neutral point anymore. That is my mistake.

But!

This is still valuable information so the post will remain.

In regards to Shadowbringers, this means we end our 10,000 MP phase with 1200 MP (3xF4 UH = 2400, 1600 F1, 3x F4, 4800). Despair -should- cost the same as flare, therefore being a minimum cost of 800.

Thunder cost 400 MP, meaning so long as we max out our MP , the spell order does not matter. We will enter with a minmum of 9600 and spend down to 800.

Our Rotation -should- be 3/1/3/Despair

Our Mana Font / Leyline window should be 3/1/3/Despair/ 1 / Depsair

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Originally Posted by Kabooa

The tag on the toolbox says 'All' while the 'minimum' needed to cast is shown if you do not have the required MP.

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It's bizarre that our clients say different things! Mine has said the numeric cost on the Flare tooltip as long as I can remember.
https://i.imgur.com/NYxCS9l.png

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Originally Posted by Rongway

It's bizarre that our clients say different things! Mine has said the numeric cost on the Flare tooltip as long as I can remember.
https://i.imgur.com/NYxCS9l.png

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It uses your current mp. As you said, once you move below maximum, you see the absolute minimum amount of MP you need to cast it.

Oh hot diggity I just noticed in the Despair screenshot it's a base casting time of 1.5

THIS IS FANTASTIC.

Please note that this following nerd blurb assumes no potency changes to our base spells, but even if our potency is -lowered- moving forward, the assumptions keep the new spells being the same and works out more in our favor.

Allow me to explain. I had almost posted a thread about alternative rotations to the standard 3/1/3/Despair that seems obvious, but decided against it, since I was working on the 2.0 second cast time assumption. Research is for suckers.

Get this.

3/1/3/Despair for AF + B3 B4 Thunder Xenoglossy F3 UI is [16.8 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.8 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5] = 34.6 seconds long.
The total potency is 5,564
Total potency / second is about 160.8

But this ignores the actual most significant changes to Black Mage. +2 seconds on AF, and Despair refreshes AF. What does this mean? It means F1 could potentially be dropped.

Entering AF from UI with F3 is about .75 seconds of downtime, meaning of the 15 seconds we have, we start casting at 14.25. At base spellspeed, this is 5 Fire 4s before we drop AF. This is bad. But! With 10% spellspeed, this is instead 12.5 seconds. 1.75 seconds left. When I was working under the assumption of Despair being 2.0 seconds this didn't fly, even with 10% spell speed. But it's not. It's -1.5- base.

Enter the new possibility. The 5/Despair AF phase.

5/Despair AF + B3 Thunder Xenoglossy (when available) F3 UI.
The time the rotation takes at 10% spellspeed is (12.5 + 2.25 + 2.25 + 2.25 + 2.25) or 21.5 seconds, not counting xenoglossy.
The potency for this 'short' rotation is 4,014

With Xenoglossy, it's 24 seconds and 4,764 potency.

The potency/second of xenoless is 186
The potency / second of xenofull is 198.5

The average potency of the 'short' rotation is 186 + 2[198.5] = 194.33

The short rotation requires 8800 MP (5 F4 x 1600 + despair minimum-cost 800) or we can assume two ticks in UI. For two of the rotations this doesn't matter, as Xenoglossy will be available for use. On Xenoless, the MP tick can dump the potency / second a small margin, -but- this can be alleviated when you consider that Sharp Cast is 60 seconds, and our Opener / Leyline rotations will cover any empty windows.

TL/DR

COME AND WALK THE PATH OF EXPLOSIONS WITH ME!

I came to the forums to propose something like this... I think Fire 1 should just be named Fire and get stronger as you level. Fire 3 should be named something else and when Fire 3 procs I think you should be able to cast it while you are casting another spell. I think all procs on BLM should be castable while casting other spells and not trigger a GCD. I can not get over the rough playstyle of BLM when I am casting Fire 1 for a second time because i'm spamming the button and its already casting before the Fire 3 proc shows up from the first Fire 1. Then I have to stop casting by moving or ESC and cast the Fire 3 proc.

I would like to just keep spamming Fire 1 (or Fire 4) and be able to hit Fire 3 at the same time without being interrupted. I also think Fire 4 should also be able to proc Fire 3 just like Fire 1 does and gets an extra 40% chance when using a Heart to cast Fire 4. This would allow a smoother Fire 4 spamming gameplay while being able to refresh Umbral Fire without trying to weave in a Fire 1.

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when I am casting Fire 1 for a second time because i'm spamming the button and its already casting before the Fire 3 proc shows up from the first Fire 1. Then I have to stop casting by moving or ESC and cast the Fire 3 proc.

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Never interrupt Fire 1 just to use the Fire 3 proc.

Fire III is a damage loss over Fire I unless it is instant. The reason for this is that it does 33% more damage than Fire I but it has a 40% longer cast time. When it's instant, it does 33% more damage but takes only the same 2.5s GCD that Fire I takes.

Interrupting Fire I will cost you more than 1 second, which will negate the benefit of Firestarter. If you can't register the Firestarter proc fast enough to press the Fire III button instead, let your Fire I cast finish.

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Originally Posted by Rongway

Never interrupt Fire 1 just to use the Fire 3 proc.

Fire III is a damage loss over Fire I unless it is instant. The reason for this is that it does 33% more damage than Fire I but it has a 40% longer cast time. When it's instant, it does 33% more damage but takes only the same 2.5s GCD that Fire I takes.

Interrupting Fire I will cost you more than 1 second, which will negate the benefit of Firestarter. If you can't register the Firestarter proc fast enough to press the Fire III button instead, let your Fire I cast finish.

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Thats exactly my point... I'm tired of it not being smooth gameplay. I dont want to waste my procs but im forced to lose DPS ether by stoping Fire 1 or losing a potential proc with another Fire 1. I should be able to just use it while casting.

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I dont want to waste my procs but im forced to lose DPS ether by stoping Fire 1

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So don't.

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or losing a potential proc with another Fire 1. I should be able to just use it while casting.

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You can. The marching ants turn on before your Fire cast finishes, so if your reflexes are good you can press Fire III instead of Fire when it procs, without losing any time.

This isn't even a real problem, though. Content from 42 through 59 doesn't suffer horribly from an occasional overwritten Firestarter proc unless doing things at min iLv where every damage point matters; and even then, the point of doing things at min iLv is to test your skill. It's strictly a non-issue from 60 on because you won't cast Fire twice in a row unless you mess up, and then the problem isn't the proc system but that you messed up.

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Oh hot diggity I just noticed in the Despair screenshot it's a base casting time of 1.5

THIS IS FANTASTIC.

Please note that this following nerd blurb assumes no potency changes to our base spells, but even if our potency is -lowered- moving forward, the assumptions keep the new spells being the same and works out more in our favor.

Allow me to explain. I had almost posted a thread about alternative rotations to the standard 3/1/3/Despair that seems obvious, but decided against it, since I was working on the 2.0 second cast time assumption. Research is for suckers.

Get this.

3/1/3/Despair for AF + B3 B4 Thunder Xenoglossy F3 UI is [16.8 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.8 + 2.5 + 2.5 + 2.5] = 34.6 seconds long.
The total potency is 5,564
Total potency / second is about 160.8

But this ignores the actual most significant changes to Black Mage. +2 seconds on AF, and Despair refreshes AF. What does this mean? It means F1 could potentially be dropped.

Entering AF from UI with F3 is about .75 seconds of downtime, meaning of the 15 seconds we have, we start casting at 14.25. At base spellspeed, this is 5 Fire 4s before we drop AF. This is bad. But! With 10% spellspeed, this is instead 12.5 seconds. 1.75 seconds left. When I was working under the assumption of Despair being 2.0 seconds this didn't fly, even with 10% spell speed. But it's not. It's -1.5- base.

Enter the new possibility. The 5/Despair AF phase.

5/Despair AF + B3 Thunder Xenoglossy (when available) F3 UI.
The time the rotation takes at 10% spellspeed is (12.5 + 2.25 + 2.25 + 2.25 + 2.25) or 21.5 seconds, not counting xenoglossy.
The potency for this 'short' rotation is 4,014

With Xenoglossy, it's 24 seconds and 4,764 potency.

The potency/second of xenoless is 186
The potency / second of xenofull is 198.5

The average potency of the 'short' rotation is 186 + 2[198.5] = 194.33

The short rotation requires 8800 MP (5 F4 x 1600 + despair minimum-cost 800) or we can assume two ticks in UI. For two of the rotations this doesn't matter, as Xenoglossy will be available for use. On Xenoless, the MP tick can dump the potency / second a small margin, -but- this can be alleviated when you consider that Sharp Cast is 60 seconds, and our Opener / Leyline rotations will cover any empty windows.

TL/DR

COME AND WALK THE PATH OF EXPLOSIONS WITH ME!

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So basically it's the ARR rotation but no Firestarter proc nonsense and way more potency. Nice.

I'm curious how the extended AF timer affects Thundercloud procs. You're able to squeeze one or two in cleanly in the F4x3 F1 F4x3 rotation but I wonder if that means you can potentially maintain perfect uptime with it by substituting Xenoglossy in UI where required.