Quote Originally Posted by Malkria View Post
Well according to a lot of people in this thread everything about the BLM is fine...except if you go back in the forums history you will see a LOT of people who apparently find various aspects of the job needing to be fixed. So...apparently I have a leg to stand on here, and you and your patrization can go somewhere else yourself.
Sounds like you are taking this personal. It's hard to have a civil discussion when one party decides they are personally attacked.

Quote Originally Posted by Malkria View Post
Ah yes, the "you just don't like it because you don't understand the nuances...so let me get this straight. The job is supposed to be a 'turret' with a very simple rotation, so what nuance am I missing? Just because I don't like the movement of the system does not mean I don't get the 'deep and nuanced aspects of the job'...it means I feel the job can be a turret while not having to rely on GCD gaps for movement.

You can either claim it's a simple turret job with a simple rotation, or you can claim there is a deep nuanced system I'm not getting. But trying to argue both is frankly insulting to both of us, you for not making a better argument and me for your thinking i'm stupid enough to buy said argument.
Please re-read what I said. I said it appears you are don't have a master of the class / job. Perhaps if you have had extensive experience across different content, your opinion might carry more weight. I'm not an expert on BLM, so I defer to those with more experience. I can certainly provide my opinion, but chances are if I don't understand something to the depth others do, I should take the opportunity to learn more.

Quote Originally Posted by Malkria View Post
Can you point to the official line that describes the BLM as a 'turret job'?
I wasn't making the assertion of what the core BLM is. Therefore, since you are making the claim, the onus is on you to back up your statement. A perfect example was your claim that BLM is not top DPS, yet objective evidence (FFLogs) apparently debunks your statement.


Quote Originally Posted by Malkria View Post
Sounds to me that the detractors in this thread can't be bothered to argue why the job is fine as it is when better options exist. But hey, I'm on the internet so I guess it's my fault for thinking people actually try to use logic to convince each other...I keep forgetting the preferred method is shout the other person down as a group, make them a strawman, and put intent and words in front of what they actually are saying. Silly me, guess I better get going before someone tells me to get back in the kitchen or some other stupid shit next.
I won't speak to the end of your comment, but what you feel is better options is subjective. Let's take a step back, and work with what limited data we can objectively review, which is this thread. This thread alone has offered several logical explanations of why things are fine. It might be subjective, but the thing is, there are several different people who agree your suggestions are not good. You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but if you take it being shot down personally, that seems a your problem.