Black Mage

[Karshan]

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Yes utility is highly buffed (yet again, we don't know if it will stay 5%, they never said it), but none of the changes affect personnal damage, as it should be since SMN is now very good in that field (didn't use to be that way 3 months ago).

So please don't talk about buff when it affects the raid, talk about utility. Otherwise it conveys the wrong idea that SMN deals too much damage, leading to a nerf.

Devotion should have been raid wise from the start, but with 2% not 5%, and all the other changes should have been there the 20th of June as well. They're just correcting mistakes they made with 4.0. I would gladly lose the DoTs buff (THAT was a buff) if the playstyle is being set right again.

As for BLM, though I think they should stay at that level of damage, they should be given a little utility so that a SMN only 100 DPS under on't be automatically chosen over him cause of utility.

[Sfia]

So please don't talk about buff when it affects the raid, talk about utility. Otherwise it conveys the wrong idea that SMN deals too much damage, leading to a nerf.

This utility = damage. In the same way that hypercharge = damage. You have to look at the total contribution of a class with personal dps and raid dps buffs to determine how much damage it is truly providing.

[Kabooa]

Yes utility is highly buffed (yet again, we don't know if it will stay 5%, they never said it), but none of the changes affect personnal damage, as it should be since SMN is now very good in that field (didn't use to be that way 3 months ago).

It was that way 3 months ago. Eirene Snow showcased it then and was putting out videos where he was more than capable of keeping up with the perceived higher DPS classes at the time.

[Gorb]

I've yet to reach endgame as BLM, but so far my experience hasn't been great. That isn't to say I haven't been enjoying it. Big crits are very satisfying. Having to properly learn mechanics is nice - playing BLM is forcing me to get better at the game.
However, the overall experience is mired by small yet annoying issues. Getting screwed by mana ticks, having to let TC drop off because you can't fit it into your fire phase, the boss targeting you with stuff 6 times in a row, etc.
So far, when it comes to "real" content, I've run some EX trials. In those EXes I felt like I could've been doing far more for the group as a different DPS. Sure, I did good damage, but I likely could've prevented those low % wipes by making everyone else do more damage.
All that in mind, BLM is still very fun to me. It's a bit clunky sometimes, and I'd like to have some utility, but I'll still play it anyway.
Until I get to raid content and have to switch jobs to get in...