Where is the BLM nerf?

[UmJammerSully]

Black Mage doesn't need a nerf. Here's why.

Alright, I'll try and tackle your points.

1. MP already limits your Damage output. Black mage is best suited to a quick 2 min or less battle. After that, they need to rest or conserve MP to keep up their DPS.

Ballad of Magi pretty much solves any MP issues they once had with the content we have right now (especially primals), and if the battle is long enough to put a BLM to zero MP, it really doesn't take too long of a rest period to bring it back to full again. I'd say your "2 mins or less" is also way off, black mages have to pace themselves to avoid getting hate.

2. Mobs HATE getting hit for large damage at once, means BLM's really have to watch their +EMN. Because most 'event' mobs will EAT a BLM in 1-2 hits if they pull hate. Melee DD's can at least take a hit or two while tank gets hate back.

As above, good black mages will pace themselves and watch their hate. They can still dish out crazy damage whilst being careful not to pull hate.

3. BLM is one of the few Jobs in game at moment that better gear does actually trump player skill. Therefore, being a decently geared BLM is an investment. Don't get me wrong, you can't just have mack-daddy gears and expect to be an awesome BLM if you don't know how/when to use what spells and abilities...but just knowing how to use your spells and abilities and using 'meh' gear, won't help you much on high resistance mobs like Garuda. One resist=messed up combo, downtime for BLM...so in this respect, it is always going to be a class requiring above average gear. (=expensive)

I disagree, BLM's with full AF might not have the ridiculous damage melded folks put out but are still pretty damn decent. Still a better choice thank MNK or DRG in most situations.

EDIT: Deleted half the post 'cause I don't like having essay long replies... :3