Why everyone plays Black mage

[Sessurea]

That feel when 1st thing ur party says is " aww no BLM" when you get pulled into brayfox.....

[Ahnthistik]

That feel when 1st thing ur party says is " aww no BLM" when you get pulled into brayfox.....

Welcome in the world of SMN when ARR started.

[arkived]

Because BLM (and BRD) are braindead simple to play.

Watch it, Alex; I know where you live

[KaitlynOfOz]

Because BLM (and BRD) are braindead simple to play.

That is not necessarily true. A 'good' BLM will aoe sleep a mob in a dungeon to lessen the stress on a tank and healer, while a 'bad' will spam Fire 2 and Blizzard 2 and wonder why the tank can't hold effective hate. A BRD who doesn't sing can ruin a run when the healer runs out of MP, or slow it down if they don't use the appropriate song for a party (Foe's on an all melee team or Paeon for an all mage team). Anything that drops those big numbers from appearing, for some, appears to be a hindrance.
They may appear to be braindead simple to play, but to be effective you need to realize the strengths of your class and maximize them to the benefit of the party.

[KyteStones]

Most dps dont really care as to how usefull to a party they are, they dps because OMG LOOK AT DEM NUMBAHS.

Despite the fact that overal monk and dragoon blow them out of the water, the biggest single hits come from BLM.

I have yet to see any monk or dragoon out DPS me honestly. Always number one on the DPS scale here. They don't blow anyone out opf the water. While a monk or dragoon need to constantly shift their direction of attack from flank, to behind to flank again etc, im just standing there blowing stuff up. I don't need to be in a special area to get a 150 potency hit. To be honest, many BLM's that I come in contact with don't know how to be a BLM. Opening Turn 4 with flare? Just because you see a lot of BLM's doesn't mean they know how to play the class.

Because BLM (and BRD) are braindead simple to play.

Actually, to keep your DPS as high as possible, it's not just spam Fire 1, there's a ton more to the BLM than you understand. Also if you know anything about bard, you'd know that most bards don't play as their intended role. A support class. But judging from your character on the lodestone, someone who has a lv1 THM and and lv4 ARC should hush.

[Wicc]

Because BLM (and BRD) are braindead simple to play.

Yes. BRD is so braindead simple to play yet you constantly hear people complaining about BRDs who don't keep up with their dots, silences, and songs.

Ohhhkay

[Maero]

Yes. BRD is so braindead simple to play yet you constantly hear people complaining about BRDs who don't keep up with their dots, silences, and songs.

Ohhhkay

Don't feed into the troll, lol
He obviously does not know how to play those classes if he has them

[Bruiser_Cruiser]

I have to get THM to 26 for swift cast Eventually I may progress into BLM play but atm im having too much fun healing.

[Moheeheeko]

Just because you see a lot of BLM's doesn't mean they know how to play the class.

And just because 90% of melee players dont play their class properly doesnt divert from the fact that in single target (you know...BOSS fights) the melee classes are #1 and #2.

Congratulations, you can aoe trash mobs effectively, how are you on the Dreads?

[TheMax1087]

I have yet to see any monk or dragoon out DPS me honestly. Always number one on the DPS scale here. They don't blow anyone out opf the water. While a monk or dragoon need to constantly shift their direction of attack from flank, to behind to flank again etc, im just standing there blowing stuff up. I don't need to be in a special area to get a 150 potency hit. To be honest, many BLM's that I come in contact with don't know how to be a BLM. Opening Turn 4 with flare? Just because you see a lot of BLM's doesn't mean they know how to play the class.

Ill say the same to you, except for trash heavy fights like t4, theres no reason a monk or dragoon who knows their class should ever be behind the black mage in dps.