Quote Originally Posted by Ferrinus View Post
There is a simple fix to the existing AoE rotation: make it so that Flare and Freeze can only be cast at AF3/UI3, rather than at any level of either buff. That way we'd have to use HF2/HB2 to transition between aspects even though they have mediocre potency. It's not the most satisfying fix, but the fewer spells are useless or optimally skipped, the better.
I have a far easier fix: Given the supposed lore behind Black Mages and some of the visuals, just make the entire kit auto-AoE. X potency and Y% done in a radius. Use Flare visual instead of Fire IV for that spell, etc etc. Always-fwoosh-mage!