Black Mage

[EllieShadeflare]

https://www.fflogs.com/character/id/98584

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Because my static doesn't release parses. Not an argument.

Why? You may be surprised to hear this, but. Not everyone uses parsers. Shocking, I know. Not to mention, I'm pretty sure there's something in the ToS about using parses to attack people?

Also, numbers can be fudged.

Just ignore that guy, he's using a mix of verity + nq crafted gear. I'm sure blm is fine for him if all he is doing is expert roulette, and dont even care enough to get hq crafted gear.

"NQ" Crafted Gear.



Clearly Normal Quality and mostly Verity.



Totally normal quality! I'm such a baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad DPS! It's not like the accuser is dishonest at all, guys!

And yes, I do have verity gear. The gloves, because I am saving for the Genji Gloves for cast speed. The bracelet, however has no real excuse beyond laziness and slight boredom regarding FFXIV. Hell, I even overmelded my weapon to make up the difference for now.

As for "cherry picking", certainly you can make the argument that's the case, if the information didn't stay consistent in the regard of BLM generally being in the top 4 in terms of damage.

https://www.fflogs.com/statistics/17#dataset=99

https://www.fflogs.com/statistics/17#dataset=95

https://www.fflogs.com/statistics/17#dataset=80

https://www.fflogs.com/statistics/17#

How low do you want to go? I mean, seriously, how low do you want to go? The information remains pretty consistent even into the 75%, where BLM is shown to be in the top 4. Beating it are Monks (who have always had high damage), Summoner (which has a pretty damn high skill ceiling to compliment its high skill floor) and Samurai.

But again, the numbers also don't lie. The argument that "personal" DPS doesn't matter as much as "contribution" is worthless, considering all those comps still rely on somewhat hard hitting DPSes being given higher damage through support.

That said, BLM could use a boost in its damage, to bring it closer to the contributions that Samurai brings and to make up for the clunkiness that Black Mage has always been used to.