Black Mage needs a buff to allow casting while Moving.

[Mugaaz]

Yeah, black mage definitely needs to have the only single weakness it possesses removed. Wait...no. Seriously, this weakness is the ONLY part of the BLM kit that isn't better than everybody. You can also mitigate virtually all of its issues through planning and skilled play. Leave it.

[BlackRoach]

I wouldn't worry about this. Ff history blm will be hands down top burst dmg. Beside I enjoy having to think about if I have enough time to finish the spell before being KO ed or not. Your asking for SE to dumb the game down in case you didn't relize...

[hamsteak]

black mage is fine

[MalcolmReynolds]

The idea: No instant casts but slower movement when casting on the move. Perhaps? And not with all spells, perhaps with just few.

If they do want some way of giving mages mobility while casting, this would be the best route IMO, definitely preferable to an instant cast ability. Maybe the same speed as when under the effect of heavy would work.

Just wondering how something like this may play into PvP.

[JonFarron]

Maybe they should do job traits like after using fire, 25% chance the next fire will be cast instantly or something like that.

[MalcolmReynolds]

Maybe they should do job traits like after using fire, 25% chance the next fire will be cast instantly or something like that.

That wouldn't do much to mitigate OP's problem. You'd still only be able to cast once on movement intensive parts of combat, and that's IF you happened to get the proc on your last cast before movement was required.

Not to mention it would boost their standing DPS quite significantly.

[Shamirah]

Sure. And maybe add a 4000000% damage buff on your spell if you chose not to move ? And if by mistake you get hit by an aoe, have a shield that redirect all the damage to the ennemy who casted it ?

[Divinemight]

This is not World of Warcraft

[Kevee]

They have one, it's called Swiftcast.

[iqz3ro]

BLM fine. i just don't understand what the heck we're supposed to do with ruin. the only cross class ability i use on my BLM is heal and raging strikes. srsly though, ruin? /facepalm