These aren't buffs, they're a rework in a trenchcoat

[Some_Random_Dead_Guy]

The Live Letter black mage changes are taking away huge parts of what has been the job's identity for the past 10 years, without adding anything to replace them. No long cast times means that prepositioning is not rewarding, using your triplecast at opportune times is not rewarding, adjusting your rotation to maintain enochain if something went wrong isn't rewarding because there is no risk of dropping it.

This affects the moment-to-moment gameplay of black mage much more than the DRG rework changed dragoon, for example.

For 7.0 YoshiP himself mentioned how "a platformer game with no bottomless holes is a less stressful game, but also a less fun one. We want to re-add some stress to FFXIV". Yet these changes are removing every "bottomless hole" there is, in the interest of making BLM more appealing to people who don't play BLM - even though there are 20 other jobs to choose from. Not every job needs to be fun for every player.

[User202503201232]

Just remember that your staying helps fund Yoshi P transitioning this game into a braindead casual MMO for Fortnite players. People like you have a chance to disrupt them by refusing to fund this transition by quitting now.

They kill your favorite jobs while you pay them, so that they can attract the guy watching Netflix while pressing Blizzard III Blizzard III Blizzard III in a dungeon.

Your money directly funds their efforts to undermine your favorite game and playstyle.

Vote with your wallet. Enough is enough.

Quit this trash game, and make sure you make some noise on your way out.