BLM Buffs Inc!

[ViviAnimus]

Black Mages can do 370 DPS when standing still? I do 340 on a striking dummy with iLVL 99 gear. I know my class well. I use aetherial manipultion, I move as little as possible, I manage my procs well, use the few cooldowns we have effectively and such ...
370DPS is what Monks do, so don't even start on it. If you get 370 DPS, either your bard is playing Requiem all of the time or you are using potions like it's mad (poison and intelligence).
I by the way play both Summoner and Black Mage. On average, I get 30-40 more DPS out of my summoner. Especially on turn 6-7. It's actually even funny how on T8, where I would stand still most of the time with my BLM, I'd still get more DPS on my Summoner.
People who claim that the BLM doesn't need a buff don't have any idea what they are talking about.

[xEscaflownex]

Black Mages can do 370 DPS when standing still? I do 340 on a striking dummy with iLVL 99 gear. I know my class well. I use aetherial manipultion, I move as little as possible, I manage my procs well, use the few cooldowns we have effectively and such ...
370DPS is what Monks do, so don't even start on it. If you get 370 DPS, either your bard is playing Requiem all of the time or you are using potions like it's mad (poison and intelligence).
I by the way play both Summoner and Black Mage. On average, I get 30-40 more DPS out of my summoner. Especially on turn 6-7. It's actually even funny how on T8, where I would stand still most of the time with my BLM, I'd still get more DPS on my Summoner.
People who claim that the BLM doesn't need a buff don't have any idea what they are talking about.

I am i100 (1 ilvl higher than you), 340-350 on a dummy, for 11 minutes, without using potions, seems fine to me (it's what I do). But then of course factor in Party boost to INT, Foe Requiem, AND INT pots should you choose to use them, and it is no great feet to push another 30+ DPS, not sure why you seem to think its so impossible

T6 - 330+ (I usually run around 340)

T7 - 300 +/- 20 or so DPS This is certainly my least favorite turn for BLM depending on RNG, I tend to get a seemingly unfair amount of cursed gazes and shrieks lol,

T8 - 370+ (I usually run around 385) Subtract 30ish DPS if you are on double mine duty, add if your party gives you no responsibility (I currently Do 4 tower activations and ballistic missile - downtime is largely reduced to none with use of sprint, procs, and Aetherial manipulation)

My party's bard does not *love* me lol, he does what most bards do, foes for pull, foes for each dreadnaught. I use Ether pots, not INT on 8.

Your "OMG 370 is only possible by MNK, BLM can never do this" is pretty absurd, it's quite easy to accomplish this on T8, if you are doing 390+ on your SMN at same ilvl, that's awesome, and I certainly agree that they are capable and largely should be doing more than BLM on every fight, but when you are comfortable with each fight BLM can put out pretty respectable numbers.

370 was OLD Mnk dummy 5min+ parsin, they are well above 400 now, all classes dmg has increased with gear, not sure why you are still stuck on old numbers as current maximums

I'm all for a change or buff or whatever they plan to do, it will just make it even better, but it's far from being broken, or massively underpowered as it is now.

Im sure a good chunk of the people claiming to do such high dps are either very VERY geared, while using every kind of pot and food available, with very mana efficient healers, and the bard is their best friend playing Foe's as much as possible.

Or... people are just noting their burst numbers... Which has happened quite a lot with BLM players.

I for one, would like to see, on Reddit, a simple screenshot of a person's gear/stats (to confirm Ilvl and Weapon), as well as a FULL parse, not some small segment, merge all relevant segments together and show me a screenshot for the whole fight.

I will do this for you tonight after raid.