BLM Buffs Inc!

[Kenji1134]

2 things I'd like to see added.

1. Having Firestarter stack to 3 as previously mentioned.

2. Swap Manawall and Apoc, so Apoc is at 45, and change the effect to the following:
OGCD
60 second CD
Instantly gives the caster 3 stacks of Firestarter.

So... lets do a bit of math.
B3/F3 under the other buff = 154 pot. T2 = 295 pot. F1 = 150*1.8. F3 = 220*1.8
A typical rotation will give you... 154 (B3) - 295 (T2) - 154 (F3) - 150*1.8*5 (5 F1) - 220*1.8*2 (2 Firestarter Procs) = 2745 pot over 10.2 gcd's, or about 107.6 pot/sec.
So say we do 2 full rotations at 25.5 sec each, that is 5490 pot over 51 sec. If we now throw in 3 Firestarters, so 220*1.8*3 = 1188 over another 7.5 sec, we get a total of 6678 pot/min.
OR we can continue with the normal rotation, and on average we would get 107.6*60 = 6456 pot/min.

So... 3 free, on demand Firestarters every minute! Sounds SOOOO OP right?

6678/6456 = 1.0344... So OP that it adds a MASSIVE... 3.4% sustained dps...

IMO, this would be a perfect BLM buff.
Slight increase in sustained ST dps, but provides strong, on demand burst, and can be used efficiently for movement phases.
Imagine, you KNOW that you will have to dodge for a good chunk of time, soon... Go into AF3, use all 5 F1's, save your FS procs, then when you have to run, you have 2-3 FS procs on hand, and ANOTHER 3 if you need to KEEP running.

Recap: Bit more sustained dps, on demand burst, can be throttled to compensate for general mobility issues.
Done and Done.

[Kitru]

1. Having Firestarter stack to 3 as previously mentioned.

I have to wonder where people are getting the 3 stacks from. The problem with Firestarter is that it procs when you're already casting your next spell, which means that, when it procs, you end up wasting a chance at a Firestarter proc with that Fire spell you're currently casting. 3 stacks on Firestarter is less about preventing wasted procs and more about building up a stockpile so that you can nuke the living crap out of something all at once. BLM already has insane burst (the only class that can even get close to the same level of burst is a BRD with all of its CDs active); it doesn't need any more.

If the devs want to allow Firestarter to stack, all they need to do is allow for 2, which would force you to choose between stockpiling for burst DPS or not wasting Firestarter procs.

The more effective solution, imo, would be to simply reduce the cast time on Fire (I think 2.0 seconds would be enough) while leaving the GCD alone. It would prevent proc-loss on Firestarter without increasing burst and have no other effect upon DPS because you're still only getting 1 cast per GCD.

[Viridiana]

The more effective solution, imo, would be to simply reduce the cast time on Fire (I think 2.0 seconds would be enough) while leaving the GCD alone. It would prevent proc-loss on Firestarter without increasing burst and have no other effect upon DPS because you're still only getting 1 cast per GCD.

Well, it would also increase DPS based on the number of casts that get canceled within the last .5 seconds to dodge something.