Black Mage Sanctuary - A Guide to DPS

[zuzu-bq]

Wasn't Blizzard III openner one of the few first openners to show up when HW came to keep the Thunder dot similarity with ARR openner? And soon everyone realized its potency per second was low. Also I can only see openning on a Blizzard Spell to Sharpcast Thunder fair if you gotta open without Convert's extra GCDs (And RS consequently). To line up GCDs with something and get the Thundercloud's Thunder III potency in a non-burst and/or non-movement heavy scenario. Am I wrong?

Other than that I have a question. I always did safter rotations as a BLM (prioritizing mobility over damage even on fights I had full knowledge of) but now that I decided to raid as one for next patch I'm risking other GCD orders to increase my dps. Also started gettin more used to the Flare openner. So, to do the Flare openner while I'm dancing from UI3 to AF3, should I Sharpcast the Fire cast or a Thunder before redoing it mid-combat when my Cooldowns are back lined up.

[StouterTaru]

Wasn't Blizzard III openner one of the few first openners to show up when HW came to keep the Thunder dot similarity with ARR openner? And soon everyone realized its potency per second was low.

It came out as a little better if you got a TC proc, and worse if you didn't get the proc.

The biggest reason it went away was DRG using litany pre-pull, and NIN opening with TA. Some parties it's worth doing, some it's worth holding them for a few GCDs. If your setup is one of the latter, that's when you'll be doing better with a B3 opener.

[FunkyBunch]

Wasn't Blizzard III openner one of the few first openners to show up when HW came to keep the Thunder dot similarity with ARR openner? And soon everyone realized its potency per second was low. Also I can only see openning on a Blizzard Spell to Sharpcast Thunder fair if you gotta open without Convert's extra GCDs (And RS consequently). To line up GCDs with something and get the Thundercloud's Thunder III potency in a non-burst and/or non-movement heavy scenario. Am I wrong?

The B3 opener is because it guarantees you can do it without the PIE buff. You may not have enough PIE (depending on race) to do the F3 opener without some kind PIE buff. At least that's my recollection.
It's also easier to weave your oGCD buffs with. But it is slightly lower potency.
I'm rusty with BLM so I'm not up on the new openers that 1100 SS +12s AF can give you.