Buff Blizzard 2 for BLM

[sakraycore]

WTFFFF is this???!?!?!

Trying to use this spell for control, but the mobs resist its bind completely after awhile. Making it completely useless for control or DPS.

This used to be a good spell for pbAoE DPS.

What happened to this spell?? It's super bad. Buff it Square Enix.

[Kumabear76]

Hmm... I rarely, if ever, use Bliz II. Not because of damage, but because of utility. As you get higher up, spells like Fire II are better for damage and can be cast at range. Bliz II puts you in harms way. Only advantage is that with the ice buff up, you can spam Bliz II indefinitely. Then again, I think any THM/BLM worth their salt should be able to manage their MP.

[sakraycore]

Hmm... I rarely, if ever, use Bliz II. Not because of damage, but because of utility. As you get higher up, spells like Fire II are better for damage and can be cast at range. Bliz II puts you in harms way. Only advantage is that with the ice buff up, you can spam Bliz II indefinitely. Then again, I think any THM/BLM worth their salt should be able to manage their MP.

The range is pointless when you're soloing though...The mobs close ground extremely fast. With Blizz 2 you can reposition and cast easily.

[Kumabear76]

For solo-ing, I can understand. I'm not much of a solo-er with THM/BLM. I've always felt they were too squishy for it. "Glass cannons" as it were.

[Dextro]

It's a utility spell, so think of it as more of a defensive cooldown rather than something to spam for dps.

I use Blizzard II as SCH in PvP to bind someone chasing me down, it's really effective.
As BLM you can actually defend flags solo against people you can't win against by simply alternating between Bind and Sleep resistance.

If you're working on the BLM relic, almost all of the alex map enemies can be bound, the same goes for other treasure map enemies.

You've gotta remember that Coil, Primals, etc is only a fraction of the post-game content, and every spell in your arsenal won't be tailored for the purpose of pulling crazy dps in them - it does not need a potency buff.

[Kaisha]

It's the universal debuff resistance system on enemies. You can apply a given debuff 3 times (with diminishing returns), and then you have to wait a full 45 seconds before you can apply it again.

[Alistaire]

Buff freeze. That's what needs a buff.

[Sethra]

Buff freeze. That's what needs a buff.

Yes, Freeze needs a complete make over. At this point it is only useful as a sparkly at weddings.

[Sarynth]

Wouldnt mind if we had 1.0s version of freeze. Decent damage and dropped your enmity by alot. Currently i dont even have it on my bar, and ive used it solely for the flashy animation.

[Duragon]

Blizzard 2...dear god man...