How about reducing swiftcasts cooldown by 50%

[AsteriaStarfall]

My little BLM is only level 28 so not really even a BLM yet so I don't have first hand experience with this.

The main problem with BLM and wanting to have a shorter CD on swiftcast is the constant micro managing of your buffs because they will play a great part into your dps. Enochian is the main culprit here. It's recast time means you have to successfully keep up your rotation to near perfection. Swiftcast allows for an interrupt or in case you have to move to allow you to keep the buff rolling. But when you get to 60, run that new trial containment bay. when you enter phase two (go through the floor) good luck even trying to keep that buff up with all the movement and paying attention to what is going on. I just hit 60 on my BLM last week and i consider myself a quick learner when it comes to classes. While it has been easier for dungeons and some older raids, the newest content is much less forgiving. Especially with all the aoe and movement required. I hope to perfect it someday, but for now those are my views on it.

Another thing to note is spell speed. Because of the longer cast times, that will play a huge part in keeping Enochian up. You have to learn at what times you need to cast things, and if something interrupts that, poof you buff is gone until it is off CD. While it's CD is not that long, it can be a huge impact to your dps when it is. Spell speed i think in general needs a buff. I'm not saying we should be able to stack it and reduce everything to 1 second GCD, but it should reach around 2 seconds, where as mine right now is 2.36 It might not seem like a lot, but could potentially go a long way to helping this problem out.

[Maero]

Swiftcast has very little use on blm? So if it has such limited use why would you want 45s instead of 60??
btw Swiftcast is more then useful enough on blm

[Kakerziam]

Swiftcast's CD is fine. A minute is not that long for an instant cast spell of your choice, whether it be Flare or Blizzard IV. Scathe is a tool if movement is heavy, just like Sharpcast and Aetherial Manipulation.

[MagiusNecros]

I'd ask for converts cooldown to be reduced if I were to ask for anything.

[AngelicSence]

It's also not going to make BLMs be able to run around all over.
People love to exaggerate.

Ok.. I'll be serious with you. You have to understand the concept of this ability. How it's used and when, for what reasons. I'll answer you straight: Developers don't intent to change Swiftcast CD regardless of what we say. Because it's not meant to be used for your rotation or as a tool to move around freely. However, you can choose it to use that way. We are honestly lucky that this ability doesn't have 120 sec CD instead of 60. Because it's just not the ability for people to abuse, but to rely on. Believe me.. if (when) blm movements get intense in later game, developers would simply add more spell speed on gear. That's just the way it's. So you are pretty much wasting your time..

[Blacksail]

I think the cooldown is pretty minimal as it is for giving instant cast, and usally the other healer will have it up when you don't. I'm grateful they let healers have it at all!

[StouterTaru]

I'm BLM main and think SC cooldown is really fine... also our spell speed is much higher meanwhile, once you're used to mechanics BLM is really strong and dont need swiftcast at all.

Even after you have mechanics down, it can still be the difference between casting F4 or B3 with 4k MP left, between using that thundercloud proc or just letting it wear off, or casting Thunder after B3 or going straight into B4.

While you may not need it once you have the movement down, using it properly can increase your dps.