Would allowing BLM to cast while moving break the job?

[Delsus]

Without some major changes to the jon then yes it would, Think for a second, the only class that can attack, whilst dodging attacks is BRD, which has already had a slight nerf because of this.

Melee cannot attack whilst dodging most AoEs (bar cone where they just need to move to the side which in party based play there is only a few that would be a problem) so yes it could very well break the job.

[Gormogon]

Right now BLM DPS is on par or slightly lower than all other jobs if and only if they don't have to move.

BLM have instant and shortcast abilities so there's no point. BLM can also move slightly during casts and can cover short and long distances between casts.

It may be a loss of DPS but it's better than no DPS. A lot of BLM issues stem from being unable to properly use BLM to their full potential from what I've seen and noticed.

It would break the current design, yes. Would it be OP? Not at all. Yet this is kinda why I prefer RDM to be introduced or Blue Mage because it caters to people that just don't enjoy being planted while using spells.

[Arkghyom]

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.

Play a Sage/Prof on Ragnarok Online. You'll have lots of fun~

[Gormogon]

Play a Sage/Prof on Ragnarok Online. You'll have lots of fun~

Just get a golden thief bug card and put it on the wizard.

Spam meteors and blizzard storms as you move.

[Alipoprocks]

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.

Yeah, that was good times.

[KoujiMoreno]

A timed ability with a long CD that allowed them to cast and move at the same time might be a nice middle ground.

[Skyhound]

A timed ability with a long CD that allowed them to cast and move at the same time might be a nice middle ground.

It's called swiftcast

[Jinko]

1.0 originally allowed caster to cast whilst moving but Yoshi-P removed it because it would interfere with his PvP vision, Ironic that PvP died before it was released.

[soulofrebirth]

What if with 3.0 we get a skill that allows us to cast while moving? for something like 15 seconds. or 12.

[Asael]

Interesting idea, but I don't think it would break the job as long as it's implemented correctly. Say a BLM that can move and cast like how a BRD can would be broken, but let's say we put limitations on it I believe it would work. Just off the top of my head one idea would be to limit distance traveled. An example would be if you're casting and you have to move (ie Titan Ex) you can move about 5 yalms and still be able to make your cast, but if you move say 6 yalms your cast will cancel. I don't think that would be broken, and would give BLM the fluidity it needs to be more practical in fights that require a lot of movement like Titan or Leviathan.