I absolutely HATE the BLM system in 1.0 since the class reform. Seems like it's always lightning for every BLM for every situation unless you want to be "crazy" and throw in a fire spell for low damage and more aggro from mobs that aren't yet being targeted. I am wondering where elemental spells even come into play, and what happened to being able to toggle AOE, and where HP drain and MP siphon went to. What happened to astral and umbral damage? It would be nice to utilize other spells and techniques in a class rather than the same three lightning spells over and over. How is that fun? I can't work out a strategy, customize my character, or play in any other way that is effective. Let's say I want to enfeeble the enemy's stats or poison it or weaken it a bit before I start throwing spells at it. I don't have that strategy available. I can't work with elements or exploit an enemy's weakness or do anything cunning or strategic. I can just keep pressing "lightning" over and over and over and over.

I feel more like a sith lord in FFXIV than ever I felt a BLM.