Quote Originally Posted by snipski View Post
As for casters Red Mage needed buffs no problems there. But BLM nerfs really? im confused about this because there was like 2 Black Mages playing this season and they are pretty easy to shutdown imo.
JP BLM's are strong. My assumption is if these same players played on Chaos, then you'd most likely see BLM's and MCH's doing well, whereas BRD is okay and SMN was weak. For example, BLM's have a useful cc (Sleep). JP BLM's like to sleep the enemy ranged DPS when the enemy melee DPS reveals a burst cue (i.e. Dragon Sight, FoE, Midare cast animation, etc). If the melee DPS is unaware that the ranged DPS is sleeping during burst, pretty much that BLM denied that coordinated burst. Add a good PLD to this mix, and um... oh well. XD lol I also think the changes to BLM with the upcoming patch might actually make it better: Although the devs decreased the potency of Flare and Freeze, the resets via Convert could make BLM a bit more um... well, we'll find out when the patch is released. LOL

My assumption is, since the job has a very high skill cap (you can't hold burst for example), it was unpopular on Chaos. Basically, BLM is difficult to use (hence they get stomped on easily), but rewarding when you're good at it (JP BLM Top 100's). But IMO, I think MCH is a better choice anyway lol... although there is a god in Mana DC that can make Top 10 with BLM... possibly #1. XD He's my hero when it comes to ranged DPS!