Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[Wobble]

Honestly used to love BLM but probably won't play it after I finish getting it to 60. I'm not a fan of F4 and how it works and I know if I don't do it like everyone else I'll be put down and called a nub, thanks SE for the crap skills and the lovely new boss fights that really don't allow for their use. I don't care for the headache.

[Gaj85]

Great thread, just finished reading through this thing! I need to hurry up and get to lvl 60.

[hallena]

Honestly used to love BLM but probably won't play it after I finish getting it to 60. I'm not a fan of F4 and how it works and I know if I don't do it like everyone else I'll be put down and called a nub, thanks SE for the crap skills and the lovely new boss fights that really don't allow for their use. I don't care for the headache.

Im basically just waiting to see what they are gonna do with thunder. If its just a potency increase ill be leveling my summoner. as of right now i cant be bothered to even play my blm when smn is better at literally everything except dummy testing while also being easier to play.

[scarebearz]

Anyone else not able to fit RS+Pot into 1 GCD?

Pot especially seems to take forever to use? Quite often when clicking fast, Pot does not go off too, anyone else notice this?

[Sleigh]

Anyone else not able to fit RS+Pot into 1 GCD?

Pot especially seems to take forever to use? Quite often when clicking fast, Pot does not go off too, anyone else notice this?

You cannot fit both in a GCD, no. Sometimes you can barely fit pot alone in depending on latency.

[Xisin]

best time to pot if you cant seem to fit it in due to latency is prob after swift. otherwise i do and have been doing what aikall does to a T. But to my knowledge the pots have always had that nasty delay.

[BakaWakka]

It's actually really bad...

As Aikaal said, both openers share remarkably similar potencies, so what you're saying here is slightly misleading. Remember that in an F3 opener you delay the GCD by quite a significant amount in order to use your cooldowns, while a Sharp F1 opener offers the opportunity to weave them.

Also since Sharp F1 also offers the chance at a F3proc the only thing you're really trading is a AF3 F1 for a AF1 F3. In exchange you'll get the MP to always queue B4 after B3.

[Aikaal]

best time to pot if you cant seem to fit it in due to latency is prob after swift. otherwise i do and have been doing what aikall does to a T. But to my knowledge the pots have always had that nasty delay.

Yeah, I don't like the delay of the Potion. It's like Hallowed Ground on Paladin

As Aikaal said, both openers share remarkably similar potencies, so what you're saying here is slightly misleading. Remember that in an F3 opener you delay the GCD by quite a significant amount in order to use your cooldowns, while a Sharp F1 opener offers the opportunity to weave them.

Also since Sharp F1 also offers the chance at a F3proc the only thing you're really trading is a AF3 F1 for a AF1 F3. In exchange you'll get the MP to always queue B4 after B3.

According to my maths, not waiting for MP tick, F3 opener wins but if you wait 2 seconds and the Sharp F1 gets a second F3P, Sharp F1 wins.

It's like choosing between the chance of a Proc and RNG from server MP ticks. There is no better choice. You face with RNG you can't control. My choice ends where I don't have to deal with that 40% F3P. I've never liked RNG based rotations xD

Also, later in the future, we will be able to add Fire 1 in the F3 opener when we'll get enough Spell Speed. Since Enochian will change, I'm no longer afraid of that stat.

[BakaWakka]

I've never liked RNG based rotations xD

You say this but you've mained black mage your entire FFXIV career! Are you sure you dont like RNG? ;D

[Dervy]

Aikaal, what's your reddit account mate?