Yeah I get it. Just trying to educate myself farther so when I start flaming out punchy dps and precasting regen whm's I have some solid grounds to make my argument...

Pretty sure it was like this in FFXI, but I haven't played it in so long I forget. I know I remember BLM's pulled a lot with Ancient Magic and that they had to basically wait until it would kill the mob before casting it or MAgic Burst with other mages to ensure it died.