Black Mage adjustment - Blizzard II

[Baklavah]

Can we PLEASE make Blizzard II a ranged attack? Why does it need to be melee? It's pretty useless. It should combo INTO "Freeze". Otherwise, it's totally silly for it to be there. It's got no place :/

This is my personal opinion, but just playing BLM it seems to have no use to me.

[NobleWinter]

Thematically it makes sense for BLM to be able to freeze enemies who get too close. It used to have a bind effect that locked enemies in place which made it seem appropriate for a tool to run away to a safe distance. It was also a cross class skill originally and at early levels it was the only aoe dps skill healers had access to. Most of the reasons for it to exist have been lost tho and it seems likely at some point it will be changed or removed entirely. Right now it is an odd remnant of the past much like Undraw on AST or Fluid Aura on WHM.

[Drkdays]

Maybe if it was instant-cast...

[Baklavah]

I've come to the conclusion that Blizzard II needs 2 things.

1) It needs to be a ranged AoE, same specs as Freeze, keep its current potency.
2) Give it a "Fire I" type of trigger, 40% chance to increase potency of the next Freeze by 30%.

This would fix Blizzard II and make it useful. As it stands, it's a worthless extra button once you unlock Freeze.

[Tint]

I've come to the conclusion that Blizzard II needs 2 things.

1) It needs to be a ranged AoE, same specs as Freeze, keep its current potency.
2) Give it a "Fire I" type of trigger, 40% chance to increase potency of the next Freeze by 30%.

This would fix Blizzard II and make it useful. As it stands, it's a worthless extra button once you unlock Freeze.

With 1 I agree.

But 2? Just upgrade it into Freeze, like Thunder 1 upgrades into Thunder 3.

Nobody will fish for a procc to buff a weak ice spell by using an even weaker one.

Especially when you don't change the potency. Freeze is 100 potency, Blizzard 2 only 50. So even if you do get a procc you will lose 20 potency with a Blizzard 2 > Freeze combo compared to just using Freeze two times.
Plus Freeze is supposed to give you 3 stacks of Umbral Ice, so you have to cast it first to change the element.

[Baklavah]

With 1 I agree.

But 2? Just upgrade it into Freeze, like Thunder 1 upgrades into Thunder 3.

Nobody will fish for a procc to buff a weak ice spell by using an even weaker one.

Especially when you don't change the potency. Freeze is 100 potency, Blizzard 2 only 50. So even if you do get a procc you will lose 20 potency with a Blizzard 2 > Freeze combo compared to just using Freeze two times.
Plus Freeze is supposed to give you 3 stacks of Umbral Ice, so you have to cast it first to change the element.

Fair. I'm all for that as well. Either way I would be happy with it. But playing the "always have higher numbers" game, your way would be better.

[SirCadogan]

I’m leveling BLM so I can’t say much for raids and end game content. I can say it would be nice if it had a slow or freeze effect so that while leveling we can kite a little easier. Right now I think it’s useless except when it’s your only AOE in dungeons but that’s only a few levels. I don’t understand the spell based on what the game tells you BLM is supposed to be; a long range nuke job.

[SirCadogan]

I’m leveling BLM so I can’t say much for raids and end game content. I can say it would be nice if it had a slow or freeze effect so that while leveling we can kite a little easier. Right now I think it’s useless except when it’s your only AOE in dungeons but that’s only a few levels. I don’t understand the spell based on what the game tells you BLM is supposed to be; a long range nuke job.

[NobleWinter]

Blizzard 2 should be part of the Victory Pose or Battle Stance Emotes. I don't wanna see it disappear altogether but I don't wanna use it in battle unless it's purely for fun.

[Rahuran]

Personally speaking the only spell I have issue with is Enochian. Maintenance buffs are one thing but it feels bad to have a less than perfect rotation execution locking you out of your most casted spell.