Loss of drain on Blm...really?!

[JowyAtreides]

Hon, we didn't used to have a regen buff in solo content. This made certain solo content, even job specific quests, extremely challenging on certain jobs. It's really not that different from the fact that while Titan-Egi was pretty much always shit, the removal of Titan-Egi as an actual tank pet had people legitimately worried about how one would do quite a few of the solo duties in both the summoner job quests and MSQ as Summoner.

You're also ignoring the fact that more than half the general population of the game *are* in fact bad players (which is fine, they have a right to enjoy the game, too), and if there's any content that it's reasonable to give them an extra boost on, it's *solo* content that's intended for *everyone* to enjoy.

Wasn't Drain and the solo content regen buff both introduced in Stormblood?

As it was, it was a rubbish skill that either needed changing, or removing.

I wouldn't have been adverse to it becoming more useful or impactful, but we'd then enter the territory of BLM's being far too universally overpowered. We already do a significant amount more dps than other classes, we already have the best shield in the game, we already have the best situational mobility skill (aetherial manipulation on a 10 second cd) and we already have one of the best downtime management mechanics (umbral soul).

To now want a sustain in the form of heals is a little greedy if you ask me.

[YanderePrincess]

Wasn't Drain and the solo content regen buff both introduced in Stormblood?

I honestly can't remember, exactly, but I don't think the regen buff was introduced until later on in Stormblood?