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  1. #1
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    Zzzlol94's Avatar
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    Miss Hidden
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    Cerberus
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    Black Mage Lv 90

    SE casting hate towards BLM players for changes they didn't want or ask for

    This current raid tier sees SMN with a whole 9 clears of M8S, while PCT has 129, BLM at 79 and RDM at 41. Historically, first few weeks has been where BLM gets little use because of its difficulty, then it balances itself out slightly. So the fact THIS is what has happened, wow.

    Now what has happened, SE has made BLM arguably the easiest caster AND the most powerful caster in a single patch.

    I honestly am shocked (not). I can't wait for my sub to run out.

    Also I'm writing this while doing the first 1.5 minutes of M5S because nothing happens and I need something to do.
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    Rithris Amaya
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    Twintania
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    Paladin Lv 100
    They likely made it easiest and strong so people can pretend that the changes were for the better, people generally speaking only go towards whats strongest outside visual presence these days because theirs no actual reason to choose one job over another. (Only case I can think of is rez caster vs no rez high damage caster)

    What better way of inflating play rates by making it so above pictomancer where your only real choice is Black mage or red mage. It's sort of funny how picto is doing pretty well playrate wise in spite of being borderline useless as black mage now takes it's niche as the high damage caster with no rez.

    "easy to play" jobs haven't actually been as popular as people make them out to be, a lot of people just follow the meta, if people enjoyed easy jobs summoner would be way more popular
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    Lua Navkov
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    Brynhildr
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    Black Mage Lv 80
    When changes are unpopular, they just buff the numbers. SMN was the most played caster right after its rework — all smoke and mirrors, of course. Eventually, the job gets weak, and all the players who were only there for the damage move on to something else, while the veterans who truly liked the job aren't around to play it anymore. Long term, this is terrible for the game, but SE will keep this behavior for as long as they can.
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    Raveen Raines
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    Gilgamesh
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    Summoner Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by brinn12 View Post
    When changes are unpopular, they just buff the numbers. SMN was the most played caster right after its rework — all smoke and mirrors, of course. Eventually, the job gets weak, and all the players who were only there for the damage move on to something else, while the veterans who truly liked the job aren't around to play it anymore. Long term, this is terrible for the game, but SE will keep this behavior for as long as they can.
    I mean unfortunately, those numbers seem higher than other tiers.

    PCT is still the new job, though I wonder with the nerfs how many people will migrate back to SMN and RDM.
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    Rithris Amaya
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    Twintania
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sequora View Post
    I mean unfortunately, those numbers seem higher than other tiers.

    PCT is still the new job, though I wonder with the nerfs how many people will migrate back to SMN and RDM.
    It's pretty simple why the numbers are high, because picto is far below it that people who follow the meta will pick black mage now it's easy to pick up and play.

    I doubt most people who've switched to playing black mage this tier are going to actually "main" it, just like picto because the rework is new and trendy and meta right now black mage has everything working for it, those same people will skip it once it gets boring and not meta just like summoner.
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  6. #6
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    Rez Pls
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    Gilgamesh
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    Arcanist Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Rithy255 View Post
    <reddit opinion regurgitated>
    You don't have BLM leveled and don't even do high end content (let alone as BLM). Why do you have so much to say about it, when it is very clear you are talking out of your behind? Are you just bored?
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    Last edited by RezPls; 04-12-2025 at 02:46 AM.

  7. #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by RezPls View Post
    You don't have BLM leveled and don't even do high end content (let alone as BLM). Why do you have so much to say about it, when it is very clear you are talking out of your behind? Are you just bored?
    This is not my main character my main has every job but bard at 100, as you can see i was actually mid leveling BLM (from 90 to 100) on this before I decided not to after seeing the black mage changes, because I wanted to gear up black mage and my tanks this tier because the gearing system doesn't let me do both, I don't even use reddit? It's pretty obvious why people are playing black mage currently because its the new trendy job that is also doing way better then black mage

    Don't need to stalk people just to validate your own bias, assuming things is the most reddit someone can be.
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    Rez Pls
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    Gilgamesh
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    Arcanist Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Rithy255 View Post
    This is not my main character my main has every job but bard at 100, as you can see i was actually mid leveling BLM (from 90 to 100) on this before I decided not to after seeing the black mage changes, because I wanted to gear up black mage and my tanks this tier because the gearing system doesn't let me do both, I don't even use reddit? It's pretty obvious why people are playing black mage currently because its the new trendy job that is also doing way better then black mage

    Don't need to stalk people just to validate your own bias, assuming things is the most reddit someone can be.
    So you confirmed that you don't play BLM at 100 nor do high end content on it, yet have a lot to say about how it plays at level cap.
    It's extremely reddit to act like an expert or savant on a subject you have no firsthand experience of.

    Do you not see how this is silly? I'll ask you again, are you just bored?
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    Last edited by RezPls; 04-12-2025 at 04:08 AM.

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    Rithris Amaya
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    Paladin Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by RezPls View Post
    So you confirmed that you don't play BLM at 100 nor do high end content on it, yet have a lot to say about how it plays at level cap.
    It's extremely reddit to act like an expert or savant on a subject you have no firsthand experience of.

    Do you not see how this is silly? I'll ask you again, are you just bored?
    did you read my post, do you know how to read? I literally said it was 100 on another character, this is not my main please learn to read thank you.

    I have played Black mage a lot at 100, EW and shadowbringers and have even took it to some savage fights.
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  10. #10
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    Rez Pls
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    Arcanist Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by Rithy255 View Post
    did you read my post, do you know how to read? I literally said it was 100 on another character, this is not my main please learn to read thank you.

    I have played Black mage a lot at 100, EW and shadowbringers and have even took it to some savage fights.
    I've played PLD at 100 and cleared all ultimates as it, but it was on my other character.
    See I can say that too! Does it make it true?

    I can read, that's how I'm responding to you. No need to go to insults because I'm pointing out a major flaw in your posts.
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