BLM Convert? {Curious Thread}

[Arasiel]

This might be a little bit of a mentality from previously playing FFXI but Black Mage got Convert? I'm fairly new to the game, played 1.0 to 30s on MRD and LNC and now I rerolled for ARR with a Tham. Im currently lv29 and I never have Mana issues with the system they have in place. I notice Sylphs use Aero and Enthunder and I assume since these are spells players can use maybe the Red Mage might use em.

[MochaLatte]

It's useful if you mess up your rotation, or after you use Flare

[Arasiel]

It's useful if you mess up your rotation, or after you use Flare

Do you have an example of its use? I have to be honest I'm very much all about rotations, because in a long long fight its about rotation to upkeep efficiency.

[HinaCake]

Do you have an example of its use? I have to be honest I'm very much all about rotations, because in a long long fight its about rotation to upkeep efficiency.

If after your burn phase you end up with not enough mana to cast Blizzard III(gives Umbral Ice III,removes Astral Fire III) you can either use Transpose to get Umbral Ice I or use Convert and Blizzard III which regens you faster.
As for Flare, casting Flare leaves you with 0 Mana and in Astral Heat so you can either use Transpose or Convert(faster) like in the first case. Even though Flare uses up all your Mana you still need a certain amount to be able to cast it, so what some like to do is cast Flare then Convert (+ Swifcast) and use Flare immediately again.

[Enkidoh]

There is no RDM Job in this game - it's been constantly requested by players to be implemented but personally, I don't think it ever will be, at least, not like the FFXI version.

Hence the reason why BLM got Convert - RDM is effectively a superfluous Job, as it's role/abilities are effectively taken by other classes/Jobs.

As for spells like Enfire and Haste, at the moment these are enemy-only abilities, as I don't think SE will be making them available to players any time soon (1.0 was like this as well - showing players npcs using fancy special abilities and spells that were never made available to players either, after all, remember Y'shtola's 'bubble shield'? ).