BLM Changes-Pretty much shafted

[Pairate]

Yea I know the myth boots have the same stats but I already have allagan boots and don't see the necessity of changing those stats. To Ragnirok, tell me one thing thats really better this patch for BLM's. In addition, I've cleared twintania 5 times and have it on farm already and there's little incentive to actually wanting to the crappy sceptre which has worse stats when the shield is not in it.

[Allyrion]

To Ragnirok, tell me one thing thats really better this patch for BLM's.

Freeze.
But first, class balance changes in patches aren't meant to be like waking up to Christmas. Sometimes you get buffed, sometimes you get nerfed sometimes both and sometimes none.

BLM are in a great place and people were even expecting a nerf. All we got (that we know of) is a Blizzard II and Scathe nerf. Now Scathe, I don't see why but I also don't care that much.
Blizzard II is reasonable cause our AoE is ridiculous and will probably still be ridiculous.

Now Freeze.
The is potentially going to take the place of Blizzard II in our Rotation.

Freeze
Potency has been increased from 20 to 100, and the casting time has been reduced from 3.5 to 3 seconds.

It now does the old Blizzard II damage, is 0.5 seconds longer and does cost a good bit more mana (but still only one tick of Umbral I regen).
Bam! A new Blizzard II (unique to BLM, since Blizz II is cross classed now) and only 0.5 seconds longer.
We also got a nice bind included in it.

I think we got off easy overall.

[Itseotle]

Now Scathe, I don't see why but I also don't care that much.

Nerffed for PvP. No cast time means it can be spammed while evading an attacker. Maybe the devs thought this coupled with its current damage was too much.