Feast Class Feedback: Black Mage

[Cabalabob]

You know that alternating fire and blizzard makes them instant cast right? Their combined potency is 1k per GCD and you can run around and cast like that. You also say BLM is the only caster that has to hardcast their spells, which as I just said is not true, but also you forget about RDM who can only hard cast their spells and unlike BLM doesn't get swiftcast. If they have to chase they have to rely on corps and flunge to heavy their opponent then hard cast on them before they get away, putting them in melee range as a caster.

[Koltik]

You know that alternating fire and blizzard makes them instant cast right? Their combined potency is 1k per GCD and you can run around and cast like that. You also say BLM is the only caster that has to hardcast their spells, which as I just said is not true, but also you forget about RDM who can only hard cast their spells and unlike BLM doesn't get swiftcast. If they have to chase they have to rely on corps and flunge to heavy their opponent then hard cast on them before they get away, putting them in melee range as a caster.

Yes, I am aware of course. Are you aware that 1k potency every 2.2 seconds is a joke? You are doing no real damage by alternating between the two. Even a bot can outheal that.

RDM is a whole different issue, and are also in a bad spot for PvP. Unfortunately I haven't played it enough to make a thread, but hopefully someone else who has played it will do so. It is very weak in competitive games.

[Cabalabob]

Yes, I am aware of course. Are you aware that 1k potency every 2.2 seconds is a joke? You are doing no real damage by alternating between the two.

RDM is a whole different issue, and are also in a bad spot for PvP. Unfortunately I haven't played it enough to make a thread, but hopefully someone else who has played it will do so. It is very weak in competitive games.

I'm not arguing that it's not weak especially compared to brd and mch who get higher numbers while still being mobile, I'm pointing out that saying BLM can only hardcast and is the only caster with these issues are both downright false.

Their instant cast is too weak is a valid point.

[Koltik]

I'm not arguing that it's not weak especially compared to brd and mch who get higher numbers while still being mobile, I'm pointing out that saying BLM can only hardcast and is the only caster with these issues are both downright false. Their instant cast is too weak is a valid point.

To clarify then, for a BLM to do any real damage and output any actual pressure to the enemy team then they are required to hard cast. This is very obvious and easy to counter, meanwhile BRD/MCH/SMN do not have this problem.