Ideas to Improve The Black Mage (for 4.2 and beyond!)

[EllieShadeflare]

Raging strikes was 20% on a 180second CD, (Only Bards got the 120 second variant through a trait). This is a 11% uptime on a 20% damage buff, so effectively about a 2.2% damage boost. This is made up with Improved Enochian, which puts the black mage from 105% to 110%, an increase of approximately 4.5%.

Likewise, we are comparing 286 potency (260 x 1.1) to 294 (280 x 1.05)

With the current cast time of 2.8s (compared to 3.0 in HW), this means the potency loss is ~3 potency per second in the grand scheme of things.

Foul is 680 potency every 30 seconds + cast time, so we'll use 32.5 seconds per Foul, which is a potency boost of 20.9 potency per second.

In terms of 'losing damage' in the transition, black mage lost none, and the changes in 4.05 only cemented that further. We gained in damage and mobility. That isn't to say we aren't in a less than stellar spot at the moment, but don't spread misinformation.

Stormblood is an improvement in terms of damage.

You. Missed Astral Fire in your calculations, Kabooa. Not to mention, you're assuming a run that's not going to mess up your rotation.

Foul makes up a lot and may seem bigger, but beyond the existence of Foul, our numbers have dropped. We're objectively doing less damage per Fire rotation than we would have done if we had our old damage. And this is for a class that was already ridiculed for having terrible mobility.

Essentially, in that 30s, you lost a good chunk of potency and only gain Foul to make up a mere 650 per 30s. Wooo. Improooooovement.

Ellie, im curious what kind of numbers (rough avg) you getting for your current rotation on o3s?

I don't know. I'm at i338, in not entirely the most optimized gear (I think my lodestone has my gear) but I don't parse because I'm on PS4. With that said, I'd be onboard with a increase to the timer, but I'd certainly hope that wouldn't be the only improvmeent.