Quote Originally Posted by Malkria View Post
...So because PoTD is as easy as it is, with almost no mechanics, my concerns are not validated in your eyes. Sure, because as you said PoTD is such a great way to judge a job's faults. MAYBE if you were doing it solo I would consider it a more fair opinion, but like I said in the opening post once you get past 60 you really can't be 'over geared' and the issues of the job become more apparent.

Furthermore, yes your suggestion is a workaround. Yes it is how people play the class, but it doesn't change the core issue the job has, and that being it's actually a fairly bad design for what it is trying to do.
Well...yeah, your key concern about movement is not validated in my eyes, yeah. I've seen BLMs who perform exceptionally well...to the point that they are consistently top DPS in movement heavy fights such as Jade Stoa and its Ex fight (which is the latest). You have an AST at level 70, so what do you mean you can't be overgeared? You can easily farm for gear on a healer in the appropriate level dungeons because DPS queues are terrible. You pick up the tools needed to shine in your job when you finish your 70 job quest. You're wanting BLM to be a job that it's not meant to be. And as mentioned many pages back, BLMs have the kit for when they do need to move. You're literal job is to sit there and unleash powerful magic. You have your procs and triplecast amongst other abilities to do what you need to succeed.

Honestly, it sounds like this is not the job for you. You'd be better off with a SMN if you want the kind of mobility you want while dishing out high level damage. If you want a caster with the most mobility, it's either SMN or RDM. BLM is fine as its intended role as a turret.