I am getting tired of the BLM "Buffs"

[Nhadaly]

Another tier where im told to go rdm/smn if i want to progress, another tier where my personal achievements and how far ive come with BLM do not matter to any group and only my class matters due to Resurrections.

Ive gotten tired of getting "buffs" every patch that do not solve the core problem of the class which is its complete unviability during progression.

Even the best BLMs in the world(not me) go to other classes to progress, its getting ridiculous, how much dps i deal doesnt matter if the group doesnt see more of the mechanics because of it, or if the DPS checks are non-issues in and of themselves.

Every damn tier its the exact same story and this has been happening since heavensward.

As a black mage main im getting tired, please SE, fix this, idc what you do as long as you dont kill our identity as a class.

An idea ive seen thrown around is to limit the amount of resurrections a party can do in savage to 3 to reduce their overall power and availability while still retaining their value, and you can still delegate the job to rdm/smn if you want to save healer mana, but the demand for rez jobs will drop and new classes can begin taking their place.

Just do anything, idc, just let me be viable and let me be taken for what i am for one tier.

[zinrokh]

so true and so sad :<
i wish se would remove rezz from all dps classes but then most grps will just go full physical dps

[Zerathor]

Eh, it's not so bad. I've progged savage as blm throughout SB without any issue. The recent nerf to smn and buff to our output makes blm more a consideration for carrying dps checks this tier as well. That buff was about a 300 dps boost with last tier's ilevel. That gap will only increase with the new gear.

If you're good enough at a job, groups don't really mind as much what it is. The smn/rdm raise slave position is only a huge deal for the first few days when everyone is going blind.

Of course, maybe the general population opinions differ on different data centers.

[supaiku]

I switched to BLM main this tier and so far I haven't been told once to play SMN or RDM.

Sure it's nice to have a RDM for progress, but once people get more familiar with the mechanics the demand for Casters to play RDM will decrease.

[Seraphor]

While the lack of mobility work arounds in some form is frustrating, I wouldn't say that the buffs do nothing to help make it more viable.
If it's dealing more damage all round, then it's more forgiving to your dps when you trip up on enochian due to mechanics.

[Nhadaly]

Eh, it's not so bad. I've progged savage as blm throughout SB without any issue. The recent nerf to smn and buff to our output makes blm more a consideration for carrying dps checks this tier as well. That buff was about a 300 dps boost with last tier's ilevel. That gap will only increase with the new gear.

If you're good enough at a job, groups don't really mind as much what it is. The smn/rdm raise slave position is only a huge deal for the first few days when everyone is going blind.

Of course, maybe the general population opinions differ on different data centers.

In my datacenter ive been met with radio silence, no group wants to take me for what i am, ive been trying to find a static for 4.4 for weeks and havent been able to as a black mage, is it because i want a week 4-6 clear? I dont have a clue

But things for me certainly arent as smooth as everyone elses here.

[Kabooa]

"Wow a Blm that does damage" is a common phrase I'll see when trapping. It's not just the job, but the performance of those playing the job and those they run into, it seems.

[Zerathor]

Week 4-6 is pretty late tbh. I'd go look for recruitment posts on the balance if you haven't already.
Did you recently change servers? If you used to be on Cerberus and this is you here:
https://www.fflogs.com/character/id/...&mode=detailed
you should be fine finding somebody. If you post a recruitment in the recruitment channel there, be sure to link that. It seems like its mostly blm's who don't have a good performance history who struggle to get into statics (which kind of sucks, but its just the nature of this job and the skill gap it has for a pure dps type job).

[Ilyrian]

"Wow a Blm that does damage" is a common phrase I'll see when trapping. It's not just the job, but the performance of those playing the job and those they run into, it seems.

I think that's the flaw in the job, same with SAM, you have to be the best at it; you have to be top of the dps charts or there's 0 point to bringing them.
I have proper respect for the good BLM - the crap you have to deal with whilst constantly working against the system.

[Zerathor]

"Wow a Blm that does damage" is a common phrase I'll see when trapping. It's not just the job, but the performance of those playing the job and those they run into, it seems.

It doesn't help that its easier to see a bad blm/sam than it is a bad.. any other dps job. The percentage of terrible bards/nin/drg/smn/rdm/mch ect is near the same in the hell of party finder, but you have to look more closely at them to see how bad they're doing. How far are they misaligning party buffs, are should their dps be a little higher, ect. Its harder to see compared to looking at a blm and seeing if he's a mile ahead of everyone on damage.

However, a larger issue with blm is there are very few OK black mages. There's a large majority of outright horrible black mages, and an alright number of really great ones, but the middle ground is pretty barren. Resulting in many groups forming opinions around that cluster at the bottom.