Chad Mages What else would you want right now for our class

[Archwizard]

Some people like the minigame as it is, and seeing it reduced to an afterthought like instant fire 1 would make it might be disappointing. It's not a problem for people who wouldn't mind, but for people who do it's not a suggestion they'd support.

Fair 'nuff, though for a lot of people like myself it means having Swift/Triplecast for things other than Fire 1.

Ok so in this world where we have an extra long Fire 1 GCD instacast, would BLM have an alternative spell that's not longer than the gcd to maintain their cpm?

They could always shave a couple tenths of a second off Fire 4. /shrug

But to be clear, the extended GCD wasn't a serious suggestion. Mostly.

Summoner already exists for those who want minimal punishment for less-than-ideal movement. About half the considerations I have to make as a Black Mage on more demanding encounters go out the window if F1 is just baseline instant cast.

And yet, improving our mobility is still one of the biggest considerations for our advancements, particularly this expansion -- Umbral Soul, Xenoglossy, improved Sharpcast, and so on.

But agree to disagree on Fire 1. At the very least, an instant Blizz 1 would certainly be more interesting than Scathe, and give it a better place in the kit.