Is there any reason to play BLM over RDM now days?

[Galvuu]

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This isn't the reason at all why BLM is suboptimal in progression.
Angered had a pretty good podcast thing about it. It's how RDM lets you recover from mistakes (rez)/lets you get good practice off rocky starts in pulls/is very easy to adapt to a fight and play at a reasonable level/is overall very consistent.

Of course, unlike Angered, most people will have nice guides for the mechanics they/pioneer groups have figured out, so this is all lessened, but even then BLM lacks a lot of the insurance RDM brings.
Not saying you can't progress with BLM, just pointing out that the primary reason to favour one over the other isn't what you mentioned.
And it does take more knowledge/precision in a fight for BLM to perform well (thus, more time in progression, comparatively speaking).

[Remedi]

This isn't the reason at all why BLM is suboptimal in progression.
Angered had a pretty good podcast thing about it. It's how RDM lets you recover from mistakes (rez)/lets you get good practice off rocky starts in pulls/is very easy to adapt to a fight and play at a reasonable level/is overall very consistent.

Of course, unlike Angered, most people will have nice guides for the mechanics they/pioneer groups have figured out, so this is all lessened, but even then BLM lacks a lot of the insurance RDM brings.
Not saying you can't progress with BLM, just pointing out that the primary reason to favour one over the other isn't what you mentioned.
And it does take more knowledge/precision in a fight for BLM to perform well (thus, more time in progression, comparatively speaking).

That is a valid argument although i don't really agree with it (I will agree that on deep dungeons extra raises are very good)while I think that recvoery from a bad start might, with verrasie can be useful it could bite you later in a fight(or it'll come to the point where they'll change again how resses works), my point however was to deflate most of ppl that say that BLM is so overly crushed by mechanics when learning a fight.

[Rohirrim]

What about the dungeons though? Big pulls aoe BLM is winning there :P So for a casual who just do dungeons runs and 80% of the time AoE, BLM is better choice

[Daws]

What about the dungeons though? Big pulls aoe BLM is winning there :P So for a casual who just do dungeons runs and 80% of the time AoE, BLM is better choice

Can confirm. RDM's aoe "rotation" is mind numbingly boring. It's basically a healer's aoe rotation. Just mostly Scatter and try not to let all of your brains dribble out of your nose.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

Can confirm. RDM's aoe "rotation" is mind numbingly boring. It's basically a healer's aoe rotation. Just mostly Scatter and try not to let all of your brains dribble out of your nose.

RDM's AoE rotation is about as involving as any non MNK/SAM/BLM. As in, not very.

[Rohirrim]

Can confirm. RDM's aoe "rotation" is mind numbingly boring. It's basically a healer's aoe rotation. Just mostly Scatter and try not to let all of your brains dribble out of your nose.

Dont mind boring rotation if it does the job and is effective :P How far behind is RDM AoE damage from BLM?

[NorthernLadMSP]

Dont mind boring rotation if it does the job and is effective :P How far behind is RDM AoE damage from BLM?

There is quite literally no comparison, between Thunder IV, Thunder IV procs, Fire II, Flare and Foul. Ahh, I love Foul.

[AlphaSonic]

They should just increase the MP cost of raising by 50% or even 100% for RDM.

[OmegaStrongtan]

Yeah, RDM AoE is kinda boring unless you have the mana to go melee. Sadly the fun is over really fast and then you have to go into one button mash.

[alimdia]

Yeah, RDM AoE is kinda boring unless you have the mana to go melee. Sadly the fun is over really fast and then you have to go into one button mash.

RDM Melee aoe is also 1 button (moulinet)