Quote Originally Posted by Fatshine View Post
I haven't gotten either to 60 yet, but you know I play both since we have talked about BiS gear sets for BLM in Final Coil on reddit. I will take your word for it about SMN doing 50% more AOE and being better in all categories, however, looks like people are forgetting, or choosing to ignore the fact that BLM has better than SMN in all categories for almost the entire time of 2.0 - 2.55. If SMN needs a nerf, or BLM a buff in order to be equal at AOE in Heavensward, then I can accept that. I just find it irritating the Final Coil bullshit we went through with itemization and mp issues, to only being desired in Second Coil for T7 kiting, to having Thunder I replaced with Blizzard II, to have people cry and complain that SMN OP and BLM sucks now. We were second rate casters for 2 years.
SMN was for sure the preferred DPS over BLM in both First and Second Coils. With the utility and higher DPS and more freedom of movement, I can't tell you how many raid groups either rejected me because I wasn't a SMN or wanted me to change to one after I joined the group. It's not entirely justified to have a "BLM's turn now!" attitude when SMN was really not preferred for all of two patches and one endgame tier. BLM is pretty terrible to play and is extremely punishing at the moment. We should be focusing less on some kind of caster revenge and more on caster balance.