How's BLM looking?

[Neela]

BLM thread turns into SMN qq thread.

good luck everyone :3 *grabmybookheadingbacktothebeach*

[Silverquick]

BLM thread turns into SMN qq thread.

Well I wouldn't worry too much...

I doubt that soon there will be many Summoners left after the changes... but who knows.

[Neela]

*facepalm*

[MagiusNecros]

Considering Summoner is just Super Arcanist I do think the lore saying SMN went extinct is entirely accurate. Besides Bane nerf and loss of contagion means SMN got shat on and all about muh Bahamut now.

Now let's move back to the Ley Lines and get back to BLM mmmkay.

[Remedi]

I don't think SMN should be so worried about anything considering they bring more group utility with devotion and contagion/ifrit's shield, one might say that BLM should be worried since there is no utility that they can bring outside mana battery, but we'll see

[Silverquick]

I think that's the complete opposite... Honestly the BLM DPS addition is huge.

When I jump in to parties under the current system... I do see remarks like... "oh its a BLM this will be fast". They just instantly know the DPS will be good.

I get those as well on SMN but usually that has to do with how fast I clear trash packs which is where I get most of my Coms.... not whether I can Resurrect or not.

I think the only time I got Coms as a SMN for support abilities were actually back in early level dungeons when I took over for a crappy healer who kept dying or couldn't heal properly. I've raised half the alliance before in Raids and no one even noticed really. But boy do they notice when you clear out Trash packs.

Honestly I don't think they even notice the support side, I got just as many Coms on BLM and there that's really all you can do is DPS.

I suppose if you were the main healer it would be different, but there's no way in hell a DPS class can queue in the healer queue... and no way in hell SMN healing is ever going to be strong enough for that.

[Remedi]

well SMN do buff magic dmg so in a way a BLM or a RDM will love a SMN buddy, that said it could be that a melee comp made to buff SAM dps will be better, point is it's too early to say anything, we only know that having a higher personal dps might not be enough, although considering the game is made so that 80% of coomps can clear it fine, I wouldn't be that worried

[Neela]

Raids my dear... she most probably meant savage endgame raids... that's where utility matters not the alliance raids you can run and clear daily with randoms... *sigh*

[Silverquick]

I seriously doubt it will play a part, 10% isn't going to even be noticed. Heck most Bards don't even get noticed and their support abilities are much better than that.

Black Mage on the other hand... that one... when I step into a party... its almost instant respect. Summoner was getting that way too in HeavensWard.

[Silverquick]

Raids my dear... she most probably meant savage raids... *sigh*

I was talking about that "my dear"... The first time I hit AS1, the DPS were dropping like flies and it was the healers first time.