Quote Originally Posted by AnaseSkyrider View Post
Introduction
Way too many people are completely missing the point and it's extremely aggravating to read, so now I'm going to try explaining it as best as I can from my perspective as a competent (but still new) player who also sees these problems trying to get into BLM while leveling and perform well in the duties I'm able to queue for.
The hypermeme paradox has nothing to do with the timer, and everything to do with the conditions that allow its gain.

The AoE rotation has nothing to do with timers, and everything to do with potency calculation.

Transpose F3P has existed since ARR

We haven't been a proc based caster since ARR. Our procs since Heavensward have been selective, maximized use.

"The Rotation" for Black Mage has been a guideline since Heavensward. It's what we refer to as Standard, the developer intended rotation, and is what all other rotations are compared to, which is based upon (who knew!) the AF/UI timer for the given expansion. Standard exists for those of you just coming in and needing a hard line to follow while you find your feet, and when you're ready to dive into the deep end, there's so much here for you to explore.

The amount that Black Mage can deviate and offer, the skill expression, all of that, wouldn't exist without the timer providing that restrictive window to work in. You keep saying to 'imagine' ways to make the rotation work without the timer, and I don't care to.

I do not care about making standard work, because standard already works.

I care about keeping all the wild and crazy and creative sidelines, transpose lines, no B4 lines, Lolonlyparadox lines, all of the depth of the Black Mage's ocean that can only be allowed because Standard isn't the only way to play. It's a handrail, it's the shallow end, it's good enough if you don't want to go further, yet here the lot of you are, wanting to drain the pool because you don't want to swim.