So what our Blm true numbers.

[Orophin]

My damage spikes pretty high due to Foe being up at the beginning of the fight and not having to do a whole lot, but after Foe is down and I'm handling mechanics (every other tower and mines) it starts to dip a bit. Also having to move out during Ballistic Missile reduces damage a bit.

There's a lot of variables at work, but if you could sit still and only have to dodge Ballistic Missiles and later on moving out for Allagan Field (if applicable) I could see you putting out a decent amount of damage. I still don't think you're going to beat out a MNK though. Also, if you're having to deal with towers/mines use Aetherial Manipulation to get back into place quickly. I have a macro to AM to a focus target. (don't really need to have Avatar focused in my experience)

As you become more comfortable with the fight you'll pick up on little tricks that can increase your damage. (like holding a proc if you know you're going to be running into a tower within a few seconds, using AM, etc.) Well, that and getting gear upgrades. I'm only sitting at i94 on my BLM so I'm still going to get destroyed by equivalent or better geared of every other DPS job.

[Umero]

As you become more comfortable with the fight you'll pick up on little tricks that can increase your damage. (like holding a proc if you know you're going to be running into a tower within a few seconds, using AM, etc.) Well, that and getting gear upgrades. I'm only sitting at i94 on my BLM so I'm still going to get destroyed by equivalent or better geared of every other DPS job.

Agreed. It's like cutting as many corners as possible while riding a jet coaster, drifting.