Well, that explains why I always seemed to miss my Bane's on Turn 4. I thought the range was just stupidly small (which it is) but I never thought it was being actively reduced. I'm not saying our AoE is bad, I still think 3x dots rolling (plus Miasma II which isn't limited to 3 targets, plus Shadowflare) is good AoE in a situtation where the mobs are huddled together and you have plenty of time to kill things (such as Turn 4). However, our burst AoE is beyond garbage. Tri-disaster is pathetic, hits like a wet noodle, and it has a ridiculous cast time. Enkindle can't be relied on, as its a huge cooldown, which effectively means you only use it once per fight.

Anywho, its pretty clear that BLM is going to win the AoE DPS race. Any BLM who can't effectively AoE and thinks their AoE is poor, isn't doing it right.