Quote Originally Posted by Vexander View Post
Wait, BLM -doesn't- have Mobility? Have you been watching the same videos on Stormblood Black Mages as I have? What with Aetherial Manipulation, a Teleport back to Leylines, Swiftcast + Tricast... BLM has a LOT of mobility now. Besides, its not exactly hard to avoid AOE as a BLM now either. Its the unavoidable field-wide damaging moves from bosses where some damage mitigation abilities come in. They take a bit of stress off the healer, and if you're unlucky and the healer(s) go down, as a RDM you might be able to survive with your damage mitigation to bring them back with Verraise.
Using those mobility abilities is going to cost you dps. RDM can move without a loss.

If everyone is going to be taking damage, no need to avoid it. Healer's going to AoE heal anyway. Mitigation would just be wasted unless if the damage was going to kill you.