To all the fellas saying "but its only like a 2% difference" you are missing the point.

Black Mage with zero native utility other than Addle performs for less than Pictomancer which has a group-wide damage buff, a group-wide shield on a 90s CD and an AOE heal during burst. It is also significantly more difficult / punishing to play than Pictomancer.

Completely ignoring the melees, Black Mage is being grossly outperformed in every category in its own role (Caster). It doesnt matter if its 2%, 5% or 1% - it is less than the non-raise utility caster.