Concerns about " Getting rid of unused and ineffective actions"

[Avenger]

Regarding manaward and manawall - I use them all the time on BLM - makes me much less dead and reduces need to move. I think you used to be able to block Titan's landslide (and other nasty attacks in various battles) with manawall until it was nerfed. ;-(

Regarding scathe - cast it all the time while moving if I don't have a thunder or fire proc; any instacast is good for movement or as a finishing move.

I'd like to hear from BLMs who use Freeze on a regular basis though. I mainly use it for visual effect.

[Pondera]

Regarding manaward and manawall - I use them all the time on BLM - makes me much less dead and reduces need to move. I think you used to be able to block Titan's landslide (and other nasty attacks in various battles) with manawall until it was nerfed. ;-(

Regarding scathe - cast it all the time while moving if I don't have a thunder or fire proc; any instacast is good for movement or as a finishing move.

I'd like to hear from BLMs who use Freeze on a regular basis though. I mainly use it for visual effect.

I use Freeze for the occasional blast of AoE, but also to lock down a stray add or two that got away from the tank. It doesn't happen AS much anymore, but there are times where a certain open world monster has A LOT more HP than I first thought, things have gone south, and binding it in place for a few seconds is vital to my plans of staying alive. IMHO, the creative ways one uses those "unused and ineffective actions" is what separates okay players from great players.

[Avenger]

IMHO, the creative ways one uses those "unused and ineffective actions" is what separates okay players from great players.

This - although my hotbar is exploding, I really like the idea and possibility of coming up with creative ways of using or combining various less-popular spells or skills. ;-)