Does anyone think the Swiftcast nerf was too harsh for BLM?

[PotatoTree]

These BLM nerfs are honestly getting out of hand. The CC nerfs I understand. Scathe nerfs, ok I guess. Lethargy/blizzard nerfs, kinda getting annoying. Now swiftcast? Are the japanese gods at playing BLM or something? Is Yoshi slowly taking off his BLM cosplay at the EU fanfest a hint on what is going to happen?

This basically makes flare useless, and swiftcast flare was a bread and butter ability. Who the hell even lets a BLM slowcast a flare? Swiftcast was also one of the only things along with equiamnity and surecast to make sure you can actually get some damage out. Now all it's useful for is to CC or maybe throw out a thunder3.

90% of the BLMs I see can't even break 30k damage in a frontlines match. How about next patch we remove sprint from BLMs too? Because after this patch summoner will be superior in pretty much every way minus sleep.

Edit: And almost forgot that healers have a 10% extra resistance to magic now, and caster LB has been nerfed too. At this rate, casters in the party are just dead weight. Sure CC is good and all, but you aren't going anywhere without actual big bursts of damage.

[Kamifubuki-Yoakesetsuri]

They should probably remove the 10% increase in dps you received in 2.3 too.

[Sunako]

Well now u have 2 use ur swiftcast for the cc. once ur opponent is in the cc u can cast what ever cast you want(if opponent do not use purify or team mates nuking em). You have 2 remember u still have the best control in the game like 40% heavy, 20% heavy/slow, large area bind(freeze) that can be used behind pillars, blizzard2 and sleep + pvp instant sleep. Defensive is way more superior than summoners too because of shields, aetherial manipulation and all that cc. If we compare what summoners have? Tri disaster bind, blizzard2 bind, garuda knockback and energy drain that heal 150 - 200?

[Vaeria]

Its kinda wierd. As a brd who prioritizes on jumping on blms over all else, I should be overjoyed at this gimp. But I had the chance to see 3 blms sync flare (my team, me included, was on the recieving end of it) and I can only describe it as one of those moments where you catch a burning sunset with orange and red literally screaming accross the sky ...before it all ends. That kinda power's respectable even if you are getting slapped around with it. Flare in particular feels like one of the few things that can mortally wound even a regen-stacked healer blocking a flag, at least enough to let him be burned the rest of the way. Either way..if I undrstood the notes right...halving swiftcasts spell output kinda defeats the purpose of using it altogether lol. Theres no advantage.

[Jinrya-Geki]

Swift cast raise should be nerfed while SE is at it

[Atreus]

I can only imagine they're trying to hinder parties of multiple BLMs that get to freecast. Other than that, murdering Swiftcast is some bo'sheeit. 8(

[mcgoo94]

just get better without the swiftcast or switch to mnk/drg since they are going to be OP

[Alistaire]

They should probably remove the 10% increase in dps you received in 2.3 too.

Irrelevant post. All jobs got that. All that was was a big gtfo to people playing classes there instead of jobs.

[Giyari]

This is news to me, what exactly is the swiftcast nerf?

[Alistaire]

This is news to me, what exactly is the swiftcast nerf?

50% potency of whatever spell it's used with.

Also caster lb casting time got lenthened.

Also if you start that lb and cancel you lose half your lb bar.

(just in pvp)