BLM DPS!!!

[Tanthalus]

BLM is ultimately a situational class when you need to keep focus on your balances while watching where your standing and what procs. Knowing how much fuel is left in the tank for the switch is key as well as knowing when to switch from astral to umbral. In an optimal setting you can always bleed your mana low on fires but if your moving out of an AoE and moving back in you need to be ready to cast blizzard III just to keep the tempo alive, regardless of mana position. That and I don't bother with Thunder II ever since that's an extra button on my hot at (ps4 controller) that I don't need. Thunder III is just fine. <---that's just MY preference.

[Kael_Raiju]

Thunder III is just fine. <---that's just MY preference.

Just curious if you've considered the cast time of Thunder III. After Blizzard III, by the time you get Thunder III off your MP is full and there's usually a good second or two there before you can cast Fire III. Thunder II avoids that lull. Also, Thunder II falls off right when your rotation is ready to cast another Thunder II. Thunder III will show an additional few seconds which aren't needed as you'll be casting another Thunder. This is what I've noticed. I do use Thunder III to start a fight/phase though and I'm PC with a Naga mouse so that is a bit of a difference as well.

[Garotte14]

I do agree that you shouldn't be using Thunder III unless its a proc. The cast time is way too long and more often than not, you will be clipping your thunder ticks anyways which means you aren't even getting the full effect of that DoT. Of course I will never tell anyone how to play, because its their game that they pay for, but I jus try my best to offer advice to increase your play. The best times to use Thunder III are procs of course, and also when you have raging strikes and convert available. Since you will be adding a flare and an extra fire into that rotation, it takes slightly longer. So you are getting the most out of your extra thunder ticks. As far as PS4 controllers and hot bar limitations, I completely understand as I'm a PS4 player as well. But there is a way around that. There is an option called expanded controller layouts or something which allows you to hold L2+R2 together to bring up another hot bar that you set yourself. This gives you access to 8 other abilities without having to switch hot bars and switch back. If you are already hold R2 for example for your main attacks, just hold L2 along with it to access your other abilities and then let go of L2 to return. If you can master this, it is extremely useful.

[Tanthalus]

Just curious if you've considered the cast time of Thunder III. After Blizzard III, by the time you get Thunder III off your MP is full and there's usually a good second or two there before you can cast Fire III. Thunder II avoids that lull. Also, Thunder II falls off right when your rotation is ready to cast another Thunder II. Thunder III will show an additional few seconds which aren't needed as you'll be casting another Thunder. This is what I've noticed. I do use Thunder III to start a fight/phase though and I'm PC with a Naga mouse so that is a bit of a difference as well.

Yep and I've actually tried to implement Thunder II into my rote but the difference was almost non existent so I went back with what I like.
That and I always get my first Thunder off with a quickcast and hope to ride the procs.