BLM needs some love and RDM needs a nerf

[Ralgarog]

I don't think RDM need a nerf. BLM and SMN should just be brought in line with RDM due to the fact that RDM is a pure implementation of SE's new design philosophy on classes. To then Nerf RDM would imply that the old way is better; which it is clearly not.

[soslinky]

Man, how ridiculous (and ultimately infuriating) would it be if Leylines gave the same bonus to your caster allies?

Utility, but then all those mechanics get centered on our safe space.

Or have Leylines be a 25y buff to everyone but bring down the potency of the GCD reduction, think AOE Arrow. Don't know how OP that would be but it's one way to go about it.

Personally I would prefer that SE does not give us utility and instead just model BLM like what they did to SAM. No utility but extremely high DPS potential.

[Core1019]

Hm maybe they could replace Freeze with Raging Spells?

[Lelila38]

Personally I would prefer that SE does not give us utility and instead just model BLM like what they did to SAM. No utility but extremely high DPS potential.

I'd like that. Honestly though that's already what they did. They removed all job specific utility, so by all rights, Blm should be equal to Sam on their dps output.

[ADVSS]

Hm maybe they could replace Freeze with Raging Spells?

I agree, but at least freeze does damage, what does tether do?

[Azyael]

Can confirm.
In addition to all the changes already suggested on this thread about BLM buffs, perhaps one of the things they could add would be some sort of damage reduction/knockback immunity when standing on ley lines? It is our "safe spot" after all.

I just want to be a turret.

[MagiusNecros]

Hm maybe they could replace Freeze with Raging Spells?

Or give it the additional effect of Deep Freeze so we can lock shit down? Oh wait not balanced.

[OgruMogru]

The way to fix BLM is not to turn it into RDM by giving it utility. We need damage and we need some refining on our cooldowns and mobility stuff. That's it. No cures, no resses no leylines buffing the party. Just make the job fun to play and not restrictive as hell.

[Neela]

We need damage and we need some refining on our cooldowns and mobility stuff.

Blm always was stationary - I can understand the demands for dmg buffs and cd-reduces (last more or less...) but mobility is as a-typisch for blms as utilities...

Just make the job fun to play and not restrictive as hell.

You don't wanna end up like Brd, do you?... hell fun to play but dps to the ground... every cls got a backdrop somewhere - excluding sam/rdm atm ^^'

[OgruMogru]

Blm always was stationary - I can understand the demands for dmg buffs and cd-reduces (last more or less...) but mobility is as a-typisch for blms as utilities...


You don't wanna end up like Brd, do you?... hell fun to play but dps to the ground... every cls got a backdrop somewhere - excluding sam/rdm atm ^^'

By mobility spells I mean Aetherial Manipulation and Between the Lines. Y'know the spells that have always been described as mobility spells. I don't mean I want us to be able to run and cast, that's not the point at all. Just let us utilize the skills we already have more effectively! I want Blm to be the casting equivalent of Sam. So no utility and high DPS. I want to still be punished for messing up and not knowing a fight but I want that to be on me, not on the incredibly restrictive timers that we're dealing with at the moment which are completely at odds with the way fights are put together.