The destruction of BLM

[Valence]

The fact that the majority of the modern XIV community is more interested into the fights than the jobs themselves (to a point) and that with SE's direction constantly pushing more and more into hardcore DDR making it a real pain to play jobs like old BLM for the average player? It makes sense to me. Doesn't mean I like it, especially for the BLM mains that los something, but it doesn't surprise me. The game has been changing, and the shift that it created within the community is slowly but surely pushing away the vets.

I actually enjoyed playing BLM back in HW, and the job was literally unable to move at all, but that was fine, because you didn't need to run all around all the time. Solving mechanics or going through the fight wasn't about this and I could focus on the job itself and the battle system. Since ShB and EW though? Even with the job having a colossal amount of mobility and uptime tools? Felt like pain to me, so I understand how the average players feels about it. The real problem is the shift in mentality and fight design, and SE mentioning it this patch is only confirming to me what I thought all along. You won't get a complex RPG job gameplay with the kind of action paced gameplay we've been getting for 5 years now, and it's doubling down on it in DT. There was a lot more BLMs in a time where BLM had no uptime tools, and that should tell us something.

I think SE's changes make sense, even though I hate it.

[brinn12]

Yoshi P said... while doing the entire opposite

Unfortunately, not the first time this happens, and it won't be the last

[ViinaS]

Unfortunately, not the first time this happens, and it won't be the last

D-Don't worry guys, the devs will totally, for realsies and surely do entire Job reworks in 8.0 just as the promised they would. All 19-21 Jobs if they do DT ones too again!
They totally will not do the bare minimum changes and make things even easier guys.
This time they totally will put effort in and redo even their latets changes to dumb things down.
*huffs an unhealthy amount of a mix of hopium and copium*

Yeah, if anything it'll get way worse.

[TheInsomniac13]

I do not hold any hope for 14 anymore. Simply because what ever 8.0 brings would still have to comforme to everything 7.X is gonna do. So no... I do not belive that the Jobs will get there Identitys back. I am actualy shure it will get even worse.

I confess I couldent care less for savage and Ultimate and simply enjoyed playing the different jobs. I think the fakt that so many players strongly identify with a job so much that they declare it there main was an inportant part of what kept people tied to 14.

But 7.2 made it crystal clear in what direction the game is evolving and I for one do not see a reason to keep paying for playtime if the game activly works on removing what I liked about it.

Black Mage was not the first time I spoke out against the lobotomi of Jobs, heck I never mained Summoner and lamented what was done to them.
But in thr end Black Mage was the breaking point making me see there is no reason the be invested in this game.

[anyax]

Both my friends who have mained BLM for years can't stand it anymore and have started playing other jobs. Once you remove any challenge from the job, it's just another braindead job for people who don't want to use their brains while playing.

[Valkyrie-Veil]

Dont speak for others. I know a few BLM mains who like the changes.

I do not believe you.

[Valence]

I do not believe you.

I do actually have friends that raid competently as RDM/BLM, and they've been relatively happy with the changes, so your mileage may vary.

[BelegErkhten]

Old Black Mage was terrible to play and people only put up with it because they liked the job fantasy.
I REFUSE To believe that people actually like standing still while being at the mercy of this game's shitass netcode.
MMORPG players have some of the worst battered housewife syndrome I've ever seen in all my life.

"WTF No yoshida, you can't do that! I liked having my cock stomped on!"

[Supersnow845]

Old Black Mage was terrible to play and people only put up with it because they liked the job fantasy.
I REFUSE To believe that people actually like standing still while being at the mercy of this game's shitass netcode.
MMORPG players have some of the worst battered housewife syndrome I've ever seen in all my life.

"WTF No yoshida, you can't do that! I liked having my cock stomped on!"

You find it that hard to believe that people want to stand still while they cast big nuke spells

If you find that so shocking I’m not really sure what to tell you. People like different things, like I’d rather gouge my eyes out with rusty nails than play NIN but it doesn’t mean that I don’t understand other people like NIN

[BelegErkhten]

You find it that hard to believe that people want to stand still while they cast big nuke spells

Amigo you are level 100 now. The idea that it would take you the same time to cast Fire IV at level 60 vs at 100 is laughable.
With that said, the cast time changes should have been a trait that you slowly acquired as you leveled up like Greased Lightning