How is BLM in new expansion?

[Numenor1379]

Ah ok thanks! Having a longer AF buff could help however :\

Especially given that 2x F4's + 1 F1 is all you can fit in one AF timer currently. So if you have to move, you've got to drop one of the F4s lest your AF drop at a minimum... there's zero margin for error there now.

[HaroldSaxon]

No GL3 duration buff but there was a Twin Snakes increase so you could rotate between it and True Strike easily, along with positionals/potency changes.

Yes there was. It was increased in 2.1 if memory serves.

[Waliel]

Yes there was. It was increased in 2.1 if memory serves.

I'm pretty sure there was a 3 second increase near-ish launch.

[OneWingedSora]

You are talking to most Black Mages that have done 570+ DPS in T11 pre-echo and are telling you the feel gimped because mechanics screw them more.

Which is way it was disappointing to hear this from you. BLM has always been about learning the fight to maximize DPS. Sure, it's more punishing now, but it's also much more rewarding when you do it right. We don't even know how Alex SM will be like. For all we know, maybe you will have half the turns like T7/T8/T10/12. Let's wait until actual content that matters is out before we complain.

I tried doing T5/T11/T13 and my Enochian was up pretty much the entire fight save for the times when the boss goes offscreen. It just needs more practice.

[Aikaal]

Which is way it was disappointing to hear this from you. BLM has always been about learning the fight to maximize DPS. Sure, it's more punishing now, but it's also much more rewarding when you do it right. We don't even know how Alex SM will be like. For all we know, maybe you will have half the turns like T7/T8/T10/12. Let's wait until actual content that matters is out before we complain.

I tried doing T5/T11/T13 and my Enochian was up pretty much the entire fight save for the times when the boss goes offscreen. It just needs more practice.

I was gonna switch to SMN in SCoB but my group told me not. It's the only reason I stayed BLM back then. I learn to maximize my DPS in any fight on BLM and the only reason I stayed BLM with this in mind is because SMN has a major mana weakness. They do not have this weakness anymore but we kept ours and this is unbalancing the jobs.

I won't ever quit BLM but I won't play it in progression right now :P Just in farm content. How should I say it... I'm a main caster in my raid, not a main BLM so I pick the best available out of the two. If they are equal, I'll pick what I prefer which is BLM.

I'd love to get Thunder back in my rotation. I feel like a pure Fire Mage. Ignore thunder as much as possible and trying to staying in Ubral Ice for B4 only sounds really silly when we have 3 elements.

[Kailii]

I'd love to get Thunder back in my rotation. I feel like a pure Fire Mage. Ignore thunder as much as possible and trying to staying in Ubral Ice for B4 only sounds really silly when we have 3 elements.

Always been a problem, at least B4 adds additional urgency to swap to Ice phase. XIV blm is a fire mage first and foremost though as that's where our damage comes from. Not a fan of it, but it is what it is. Getting Thunder back to a useful spell should be a priority though as currently it is an edge case on when to use it.

If they ever added spell glamour and let me swap fire and thunder spells, I would do pretty much anything for that. (And updated their graphics to be more like Raiton)

[Kailii]

All I'm seeing is, "Oh no. BLM is too hard now, I'm going to switch SMN so I can do better dps and ppl will want me more." lulz to all of that. BLM is fine, you just need to git gud

My problem is more with enjoyment and that's separate from dps numbers. When Blm works, it works well. I find fitting in Fire 1s to be annoying, maintenance buffs are never fun. Whats worse is its a buff with no leeway. And that's the problem for me. The class is way different in feel now. I loved the old blm, and while I am warming to the new one, it isn't the same class I loved. I think that's a valid complaint. Maybe this makes me an idiot who isn't good at the game. Fine whatever. But I enjoyed black mage. Monkmage is...frustrating to play, and that's not a good thing in a GAME.

[Adventica6]

Not gona read 26 pages, is blm bad or not, thanks.

[SuzakuCMX]

Not gona read 26 pages, is blm bad or not, thanks.

No, it's not bad. People are overreacting. If you enjoy the job then play it.

[hallena]

Not gona read 26 pages, is blm bad or not, thanks.

It's not "bad" it's just being outshined by smn in everyway