Why is BLM getting a buff?

[AlyssaFhey]

If there are any classes that need buffs it's BRD and DRG.

BRD is multi-purpose but man, it is still a dps class, it deserves to be able to do at least decent damage.

And DRGs have an absurdly long full rotation which is most fights you'll never get to do entirely. The fact that playing a perfect DRG means you can 'remain' almost competitive with SMN, MNK, and BLM is crazy. No other class has to micromanage that much other than healers.

[Sygmaelle]

If there are any classes that need buffs it's BRD and DRG.

BRD is multi-purpose but man, it is still a dps class, it deserves to be able to do at least decent damage.

And DRGs have an absurdly long full rotation which is most fights you'll never get to do entirely. The fact that playing a perfect DRG means you can 'remain' almost competitive with SMN, MNK, and BLM is crazy. No other class has to micromanage that much other than healers.

Its what I actually love about my dragoon. Can be proud of teh deeps because its very rewarding / satisfying to play one at its maximum potential, yet im still learnin how to do things !

There are also plenty of things that a skilled DRG, MNK or SMN can do to put out exceptional damage in Coil 2

Honestly bring the exceptionnal parses. There's little to none ways to do it and you ll never be able to catch up a summoner in any turn unless you re in turn 8 as a dragoon ... then again a monk will absolutely destroy you, so will do some of these crazy summoners out there.

Not gonna complain about the dps of the class because its pretty high and it burst hard and its the whole purpose of it, but exceptionnal damage ? it can be really good, thats true. But far to be exceptionnal

[NyneAlexander]

Honestly bring the exceptionnal parses. There's little to none ways to do it and you ll never be able to catch up a summoner in any turn unless you re in turn 8 as a dragoon ... then again a monk will absolutely destroy you, so will do some of these crazy summoners out there.

Not gonna complain about the dps of the class because its pretty high and it burst hard and its the whole purpose of it, but exceptionnal damage ? it can be really good, thats true. But far to be exceptionnal

We take 5 dps in to T8: DRG, DRG, BLM, SMN, BRD. The DRGs are constantly on the top of the DPS chart. SMN is close. Then BLM and BRD, but BRD is constantly singing TP and MP, as well as taking care of homing missile.

DRG have a lengthy rotation, sure, but you have high burst and the sustainability to push for top (or close to top, depending on the pt make up) DPS in an 11 minute fight. You also have pretty great AoE if you know what you're doing. I actually prefer a Tank, WHM, BLM, DRG setup for speed runs if the DRG knows his stuff.

I don't have the parse screen shots for coil as I'm currently at work, but the T8 numbers for our DRGs are usually over 400. Our SMN is usually at 380-400. And BLM is usually at 300-330. Its not even close.

[Sygmaelle]

I don't have the parse screen shots for coil as I'm currently at work, but the T8 numbers for our DRGs are usually over 400. Our SMN is usually at 380-400. And BLM is usually at 300-330. Its not even close.

Over 400 with ilvl100 minimum right or pentamelded gear otherwise there's no way to achieve that, while any monk at ilvl100 will do 440+, same for truelly good summoners.

As I said, drags can do high dps but not exceptionnal one

[Shadowzanon]

Derp

You have absolutely no clue how good bard is in the hands of a good player, they do pull big numbers but as i said Bard that know what they are doing, Dragoons also pull big numbers in my coils group both our bard and dragoon compete for first place and well that is the thing. a really good blm will be out preformed by other classes who play it decently. But other dps who excel at their class outshine the best played blm by a decent chunk. While you can go on how much a dragoon needs to micromanage. A blm that does a darn good job representing how much good dps can pull off need to master the fights and know exactly when to be the most optimal, they have to be very perfect on their timing ect. Blm suffer the most if they mess up even a bit.