Concerns about " Getting rid of unused and ineffective actions"

[Rikku1987]

yes but the instant damage potency is different. Thunder3 dot base -> proc = 390 potency instant (+new dot). If you have a thunder1 dot active and it procs it's only something around 200 potency (even if you get rid of that proc with a T3... if that one procs also it will get high potency instant etc etc

once you have a proc ready and want to cast it, it's obviously always T3


But even more important is casttime, T1 is too fast at nowadays 13xx spellspeed... while T3 is really slow -> T2 is perfect for that (if your mana can handle it). Some BLMs use ice1 to fill that time but ice 1 is such a joke on bosses you could also just wait a second and do nothing instead )

[Pondera]

But even more important is casttime, T1 is too fast at nowadays 13xx spellspeed... while T3 is really slow -> T2 is perfect for that (if your mana can handle it). Some BLMs use ice1 to fill that time but ice 1 is such a joke on bosses you could also just wait a second and do nothing instead )

True. I only use Bliz 1 to get myself out of a bad situation when I flub a flare rotation and have no mana. But surely the Heavy effect must be useful for SOMETHING in this game?