flare is kind of lame IMO it has a 5 second cast time and most the time when you go to use it the mob is dead...
my suggestion.
change flare to an aoe just like frost
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flare is kind of lame IMO it has a 5 second cast time and most the time when you go to use it the mob is dead...
my suggestion.
change flare to an aoe just like frost
I was under the impression Flare is AoE... At least, I've seen BLMs killing waves of Garuda's plumes with it...
Flare is AOE. It's a pretty small AOE though and it uses all your mp and is barely stronger than a Fire III. Not very good.
My buddy got over a 1k Flare the other day while we were running AK... not sure how exactly it's weak? :/
This is just from an outside view looking in, I haven't leveled my THM even remoted to 50 yet so, /shrugs.
For AOE...Fire II until low MP, then Flare. Takes care of groups of enemies quite well.
I just wish they would fix the fire III proc lag and the weird lag in the rotation.
Agreed. Hard to get your maximum dps potential when you have to wait and see if the free cast procs. It's either that or keep casting fire til you see it and move really quick to interrupt.
Dude, yesterday- I went 21 casts without a firestarter. What are the statistical chances that 40% would fail 21 times in a row? Back in 2005 I never understood the probability chapter in that damn book. Those equations made my head explode.
Swiftcast+Raging Strikes(if it applies for magic damage that is)+Flare = fun.
I love it when the planets align and my thunder and fire procs are up as well as swift cast. Insta-tank.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with Flare. You must be using it wrong. Flare does, to each add I cast on, 1060 damage. Crits for 1.5, 2K if pure luck takes over. Fire III To gain Astral Fire III--->Raging Strikes (20% damage Increase)---> Swift Cast----> Flare----> Immediately Ctrl+3 for me to initiate Transpose---> no wait time to gain mana----> blizzard 1 to get Umbral 2----> rinse and repeat. Nothing wrong with flare at all. This class is by far the easiest to grasp and understand, and if you cant use Flare right, you may want to consider changing classes.
I always thought that way would create too much aggro for the tank to handle..considering DF has been giving tanks that troll. Come in, aggro everything, and die and leave. Now I'm gonna have to try this on Ifrit HM and see what I can do. Thank you for posting your method! I believe that the BLM or WHM should have had the haste ability honestly. I've never used Surecast ever. We could get rid of that lol and trade for haste. I know its in the game. Some mobs cast them. I miss it :(