Black magic...kinda sucks

[Dualgunner]

Then everyone I talk to is apparently an idiot? Because I'm being told that BLM not only is NOT the strongest DPS but is also just not fun to play in a lot of my FC and friend's eyes. For a lot of the same reasons I've already talked about (hell it is one of the reasons I picked up the BLM to try it again).

It depends on the context they said that it's not the strongest DPS. If they're talking meta, yes it is not a meta job. For personal DPS, though, yes it is definitely one of, if not the, most powerful DPS in the game. Don't take my word for it, or your friends', go look at the FFLogs rankings for DPS.

It's clear you dislike the gameplay style. But it is not a bad gameplay style. Move on and find a job you like better.

You know, for a group that seems to think everything is working as intended...you all are very defensive about a single voice giving protest. Or is it that I am NOT the only one pointing these things out?

This forum just likes pointing out when people are wrong. It kills a lot of time because there are a lot of wrong people here.

[Malkria]

This forum just likes pointing out when people are wrong. It kills a lot of time because there are a lot of wrong people here.

Except that it seems that a LOT of people want BLM to either have more versatility, mobility, and/or a more interesting rotation. So I question who is in the 'wrong' here.

It's clear you dislike the gameplay style. But it is not a bad gameplay style. Move on and find a job you like better.

No, it is not that I don't like the play style. I have played, and enjoyed, the turret play style. Even to the point where I played abilities literally called "turret mode". Like I have said, those games do it better, and also design the game AROUND the inclusion of said abilities. To which while I understand that Yoshi likes BLM, the point wasn't ever that the job isn't playable. It's that the job is by far the most punishing for mistakes while not bringing much to the table to justify it.

The job could in so may ways still keep this 'turret style" dps while still having more mobility. Hell in ways that would also potentially make it more group orientated. But the first step is admitting the job stands to gain a lot more then lose if changed at all.