Spellcasting in PvP

[StouterTaru]

The gcd is 2.5 seconds. Where are you getting this average of monks having an ogcd every 5 to 6 gcd and drg a whopping every 3 to 4 gcd?

Axe Kick 150 sec
Somersalt 60 sec
Howling Fist 60 sec
Steel Peak 60 sec
Shoulder Tackle 90 sec
Mercy Stroke 90 sec

Averages out to about 12.7 seconds. Sure you won't be able to use Shoulder Tackle and Mercy Stroke immediately every time they are up, but you should be able to in 10-15 seconds. Plus long recast insta-GL3 and long recast three moves to GL3.

Jump 40 sec
Spineshatter 60 sec
Dragonfire 120 sec
Impulse Rush 120 sec
Skewer 60 sec
Leg Sweep 30 sec

Averages out to about 8 seconds. Plus life surge for crit and power surge for jumps.

[Arkenne]

I continuously used 3-4 flares in a row under raging strikes and did some serious damage across a whole party of adders bubbling a flag.... but no one died. If I just used fire 1/3 for the entirety of the match I wouldn't have gotten that score. Black mage is not the threat you make it out to be.

Uhm... Im trying to be impartial about this but, didnt you just sink your own boat? 1 single person, causing a very heavy damage on a full party? to 8 people, by him/herself alone? Do correct me if Im missing something but this is the very reason as of why people dont want to leave BLMs alone and gives them priority over all.


No cast interruption at all is a great deal of a buff you guys are asking for, what is it you are willing to give in exchange?

[Kassiekane]

Uhm... Im trying to be impartial about this but, didnt you just sink your own boat? 1 single person, causing a very heavy damage on a full party? to 8 people, by him/herself alone? Do correct me if Im missing something but this is the very reason as of why people dont want to leave BLMs alone and gives them priority over all.


No cast interruption at all is a great deal of a buff you guys are asking for, what is it you are willing to give in exchange?

The point I was trying to make is that even with flare I cannot outdo a summoner. I also am not implying that black mages should be able to freecast aoe attacks either. It is the single target self-defense aspect that makes blm painful to play. I'm asking to be able to go toe-to-toe with another dps should the encounter spawn itself. I am not asking to able to freecast every ability. No boost in dps, no cc buff, no better aoes. Just a fighting chance against 1 dps.

[Arkenne]

The point I was trying to make is that even with flare I cannot outdo a summoner. I also am not implying that black mages should be able to freecast aoe attacks either. It is the single target self-defense aspect that makes blm painful to play. I'm asking to be able to go toe-to-toe with another dps should the encounter spawn itself. I am not asking to able to freecast every ability. No boost in dps, no cc buff, no better aoes. Just a fighting chance against 1 dps.

that makes things a lot simpler indeed

[HitoYuudai]

The point I was trying to make is that even with flare I cannot outdo a summoner. I also am not implying that black mages should be able to freecast aoe attacks either. It is the single target self-defense aspect that makes blm painful to play. I'm asking to be able to go toe-to-toe with another dps should the encounter spawn itself. I am not asking to able to freecast every ability. No boost in dps, no cc buff, no better aoes. Just a fighting chance against 1 dps.

pretty much this ^
+1