I started this game on the path to BLM, then decided to go with SMN (I lke pets). After taking SMN all the way to i99 and the animus weapon, I decided to come back to BLM; I don't think I'll be going back. Although it's been said that a good SMN will out DPS a BLM in a long fight, I like the challenge of balancing out putting up big DPS numbers along with having to move just enough to avoid danger. Even though the rotation itself is not very complex, the little nuances that take someone from being a herp-derp BLM to a serious DPS contributor and substantial enough to make it fun and challenging at the same time.