Quote Originally Posted by Jonnycbad View Post
Lots of spells and potencies for BLM have been buffed in damage to account for losing out on Raging Strikes.
If by buffed you mean nerfed, then yes. F2 and F4 nerf and Flare scaling were the only potency changes from the top of my head. I guess you can count T1>T3 a buff? Mana costs though.

Quote Originally Posted by Psycofang View Post
Yes it got traded for a stronger version with tge exact same cast time as r1 and slightly high mp cost which is neutralized by casting it during your ice phase. Which you should be doing. Casting thunder during ice phase.
It's just that T3 costs more than B4, which was not the case with T1. Ice feels kinda clunky now at times during leveling with B1 being the only real filler. At least T3 has the same PPS as F4 now.