BLM should be the SAM of casters.

[AlphaSonic]

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Goad, Feint, Leg Sweep. More or less similar utility as a caster.

Slashing debuff, If you don't have WAR and NIN in a party it's utility. Stop denying the fact, that SAM doesn't bring anything. It CAN bring more utility than BLM in some compositions. BLM will NEVER bring utility, NEVER.

Not to mention there are many fights in this game where the mechanics do favor Caster DPS over Melee DPS. I feel many BLMs overlook this.

Have you ever played BLM? Do you think that constant movement mechanics favor BLM? Are you that ignorant? Everytime you move as a BLM is a DPS loss, as a melee, every time you are out of range is a DPS loss, but you can move while DPSing, more over, you don't have nearly anything to cast most of the time, so you don't get interrupted.