BLM's Losing Flare> Convert> Flare

[Ri_ri]

Convert: lose some HP to recover MP.
Flare: use all your remaining MP to deal area damage.
Swiftcast: next spell with a casting time executes instantly.

Where's the bug into using them together? I'm sure everyone thought it was the intended combo, lol.

That was not the unintended use. From what I understand, this is what the unintended use is:

1. Blizzard III (or Blizzard II if you are in melee range)
2. Flare III at the reduced casting time granted from Umbral Ice
3. Because there was a slight delay in Umbral Ice being overwritten by the Astral Fire from Flare, if it was timed correctly you would get a pulse of mp from Umbral Ice after Flare was cast and before Umbral Ice was overwritten. <-- This is the unintended step.
4. Swiftcast if up and cast Flare a second time.
5. Convert if up and cast Flare a third time.
6. Repeat.

That's three flares all within seconds of eachother. Since it is possible to cast a Flare every 7 or 8 seconds, it was potentially allowing two Flares every 7 to 8 seconds, with a third Flare once a minute. What they're doing is removing the capability of doing step 3, since that was unintended. All the other steps will still be there. I.e. It will still be possible to cast a Flare every 7 to 8 seconds and to chain two Flares back to back once a minute.

Ooh, that.

I wonder if they'll be fixing the "abuse" where you can cast two fire spells with increased speed from Umbral III.