Do you think that Picto needs a nerf?

[Altera]

I legit like don’t understand this mindset. Like I said I’m fine to nerf PCT, it won’t change my desire to play it, but like we’ve already gone through this song and dance before. BLM was getting ripped to shreds by SMN in early ShB and was pretty poor overall in early EW as well

Youve got to understand that “if my job isn’t first it’s last” isn’t a sustainable mindset despite the fact that BLM has been clinging to it for 4 expansions now because it doesn’t have utility.

Again nerf PCT, it literally changes nothing to me, but if PCT isn’t allowed to flourish in its niche of ultimate (so at least 1-2% ahead of DRG which puts its 7-8% ahead of BLM) why even have a niche

Honestly BLM should be more annoyed than because the 2 minute meta is so emphasised it doesn’t even flourish in fights that are generous to it

When PCT blocks me out of playing the content I want, then there is no reason for me to play is there.

I do not want my job to be OP, I just want things to be normal so one job isn't negating the reason for other jobs to exist. In Stormblood, BLM and Sam was excluded in PF as well because the buffs from ninja, drg monk, smn etc was way more damage than what a BLM or SAM could bring.

That Pictomancer alone made the changes to limit break generation, says pretty clearly something is broken with PCT, as that was to prevent parties to bring 2-4PCT

If PCT needs to be ludicrously overpowered for people to enjoy the job, then that job should be removed from the game. Again if PCT was balanced, I bet majority of people would abandon it completely

[Supersnow845]

When PCT blocks me out of playing the content I want, then there is no reason for me to play is there.

I do not want my job to be OP, I just want things to be normal so one job isn't negating the reason for other jobs to exist. In Stormblood, BLM and Sam was excluded in PF as well because the buffs from ninja, drg monk, smn etc was way more damage than what a BLM or SAM could bring.

That Pictomancer alone made the changes to limit break generation, says pretty clearly something is broken with PCT, as that was to prevent parties to bring 2-4PCT

If PCT needs to be ludicrously overpowered for people to enjoy the job, then that job should be removed from the game. Again if PCT was balanced, I bet majority of people would abandon it completely

“I want things to be normal so one job isn’t engaging the reason for other jobs to exist”

See this right here is the core of the problem with BLM (and MCH/SAM/VPR) if you don’t have utility then your job is “instantly useless” as soon as any other job does more damage than it and has utility. That’s the reason why BLM was garbage in 4.x, early 5.0 and now in 7.0. PCT is too strong (though I have no idea why you think that people only play it because it’s strong given SMN was the most popular job last expansion and has always been bad in 6.0, WHM and WAR are similar) but the state of balance of BLM NECESSITATES it being first so that it isn’t cried about being useless

This is the core of the problem and it’s larger than PCT because as you point out this isn’t a new issue.

“I have to be first or I’m useless” is simply a bad balancing mantra and it’s regularly why BLM ends up in the 4.x and 7.x situation. For example would you be so opposed to PCT’s damage (more so in savage than ultimate) if BLM actually had some unique utility only it could do?

The existence of the structure of downtime is always going to favour PCT, even if it was 1% ahead of DRG it would still be destroying BLM. PCT is too strong and you’ll hear no complaints on a nerf from me but do you understand how BLM’s balancing mantra is a deeper problem than PCT’s existence