Would allowing BLM to cast while moving break the job?

[Darxer]

Right now BLM DPS is on par or slightly lower than all other jobs if and only if they don't have to move. When there is movement, BLM's lose a significant amount of DPS.

If BLM's could move while casting, whether it was full movement or slow movement, would it break the class? Would it be OP?

[Danima]

Yes it would... BLM never has mana probs on the other Hand, while BRD, DRG, and MNK need to watch their TP carefully on Long Fights and huge mob groups. Every class got pros and cons

[Vespar]

I have been wanting a MMO with caster's that could move for a very long time. Someone to break outta the box. I might actually play my BLM again if they made it so you could move while casting. And your right, WHM, SCH, and BLM have it the hardest in terms of end-game content. (ex. Titan HM/EX) If you can't dodge and still do your job your either kicked from the group or dead anyways.

[Galactimus]

Scathe, scathe, scathe, scathe, repeat.

If you gotta move, use a Scathe, it doesn't break the class (^_^ ;; )

[Darxer]

I have been wanting a MMO with caster's that could move for a very long time. Someone to break outta the box. I might actually play my BLM again if they made it so you could move while casting. And your right, WHM, SCH, and BLM have it the hardest in terms of end-game content. (ex. Titan HM/EX) If you can't dodge and still do your job your either kicked from the group or dead anyways.

Guild Wars 2 all the casting classes can move.

[Sub-Xero]

I didn't think it was too OP back when we could move and cast. I seriously think they only changed it so we couldn't speed run Dzmael Darkhold back in the day.

[Obysuca]

Sometimes I wish you could though >.> From what I've noticed, they seem to be adding more fights where you move more often, really killing it for blm :/ Especially those few where you barely have enough time to cast before moving again.

[HoneyBiscuit]

I have been wanting a MMO with caster's that could move for a very long time. Someone to break outta the box. I might actually play my BLM again if they made it so you could move while casting. And your right, WHM, SCH, and BLM have it the hardest in terms of end-game content. (ex. Titan HM/EX) If you can't dodge and still do your job your either kicked from the group or dead anyways.

You can move and cast on Guild Wars 2.


OT though, I don't mind sitting still to cast. Some fights like Titan were kind of rough at first, but I enjoy any added challenge I can get. Haven't leveled BLM though, so I don't know how bad it might be for them to maintain solid DPS, but I've no issues keeping anyone alive on a fight like Titan EX as WHM. Then again my job isn't to push out as many numbers as I can.

[Kerberon]

It can break the game if the dev's aren't careful with movement speed etc with it. You can create a ranged dps that can solo everything thru kiting. It's something to be careful of.

[Legacy_Wolfwood]

for it to work, they would have to nerf all the damage output they originally had and maybe take away the mana regen (astrals) or at least reduce the effect by a lot... but then youd just be a Bard that uses magic instead of arrows.... so you would cease to be a black mage when you could just play bard.

manawall and scathe helps with keeping the dps up. I think BLM is pretty okay where it stand. Also i am sure at 3.0 when level cap increases BLM will get stuff to keep it up. maybe also some buffs. But I dont think full movement cast will work for BLM.

full movement casting, maybe damage reduction, and with unlimited mp is too op.