Next Version Update Scheduled for Late July! (06/08/2009)

[Utile]

I think most of the issues regarding BLM are simply MP ones. Make a 5min JA that turns your next nuke into MP and you're golden.

I've been saying that for years now XD. Although, I also think there should also be a dark based dmg spell thats like a hybrid of drain/aspir. So you cast it on a mob, it does dmg, and the dmg it does is converted into mp. With those 2 options being more mp efficient wouldn't be as huge an issue as it is. I don't think it would break blm either except for maybe solo exp on puddings. Besides, we all know blm needs a dark based nuke. Having a 269 skill rating for dark magic and only have a total of 6 spells to use with it is totally absurd.

(before someone jumps in with a smart assed comment about it.) Yes, I know there is the Staff WS Spirit taker, but come on. How often do blms get tp. And even if a blm2 did melee they would lose it when changing staffs for correct element/spell combo.

This is how I always thought those 2 should be if SE would ever be so kind...

Spell: Transmute - Does dark magic damage and transforms damage done into MP.
Spell cost: 40 mp Casting time: 5 seconds
Spell element: Dark Recast time: 2 minutes
Magic skill: Dark Magic
Level 45 BLM

JA: Elemental Transmute - Augments next elemental magic spell to transform damage dealt into MP
Recast time: 5 minutes
Obtained: Level 60 BLM
Duration: 1 Spell or 60 seconds, whichever comes first.

BLM Fixed XD
/sigh, If only SE would make this happen for me.

[Virtuous Saint]

abilitys/spells =! equipment. One can change gameplay drastic the other doesnt, therefor I find it a bad Idea to only hand out spells to a handfull of people. If you want something unique go finish a Mythic. Only a handfull of people have them.

Side note: I am not a native english language speaker, therefor if you find mistakes you can gladly keep them ^-^. I give them to you for free.

How sad a response.

[seiji]

It wouldn't be gimp, but if you don't have the full set, you are missing out on the 5% haste bonus, and if you are in a situation where accuracy isn't an issue, 3/5 homam + Rapparee & Turban wouldn't make a bad Tp set.

Usukane offers Evasion with a mix of haste accuracy and attack built in, but if you were going for just pure evasion there are better options in some slots.

where accu isnt an issue (this can happen on a B+ one hander?*) 2/5 usu +dusk+1 + Rapparee & Turban wouldn't make a bad Tp set

if accu not an issue because sushi(madrigal) swap usu and sub/pizza(march/minuet)

[Riki]

Wtf this thread.

But since its whishlist time:
Give me Curse (HPdown+gravity) and Dread spikes and i could finally sub SCH to solve my MP-issues.
Also give me

BLM1: Me
BLM2: Te
BLM3: Or

That alone would make me a happy BLM.

[Damane]

How sad a response.

If you want to discuss fine, if not: stop reading forums. Your statement says nothing and just shows how much respect you bring towards other people you dont even know or dont agree with what you say/state.

Looking forward to your answer and for a maybe good discussion on this topic.

[nivlac]

wait what?!? late july,,,, thats like sooo soooo soon,

[Yeager]

My only wish in this update.....

If Northlands [S] is being made available, I hope the Beastmen mobs there are plentiful enough so that they can be viable merit party exp options....oh, and they drop Bynes, Ordelle bronzepieces, and Whiteshells, since Jeuno influence hasn't reached Northlands [S] yet, the Beastmen still carry the old currency.

[TummieGaruda]

JA: Elemental Transmute - Augments next elemental magic spell to transform damage dealt into MP
Recast time: 5 minutes
Obtained: Level 60 BLM
Duration: 1 Spell or 60 seconds, whichever comes first.

BLM Fixed XD
/sigh, If only SE would make this happen for me.

That would work if they balanced it out by increasing the casting time of the next spell, making the spell have a -magic accuracy penalty, and doesn't stack with elemental seal. The magic accuracy penalty can be determined by the Tier casted where Tier 1 spells would give normal accuracy, and each tier greatly reduces accuracy so that AM II will give resists no better than 1/8th.

[Infini]

BLM:
-Would be nice to see get T5 spells that do more dmg than AM2s and only cost slighty more MP more than T4. Who uses AM2s outside of MBs anyway? Make T5s work like AM2s so that elemental weakness actually means something, and not thunder for everything.
-Maybe a nice bullgod spell like Ultima and or Meteor where it could only be used during 2h or it was a /ja or something.
-How about Toad, Break, and Death just for the hell of it too, give it a high resist rate.
-Maybe a /ja Focus that increases MAB and ACC.
-A /ja reflect or absorb that reflects or absorbs a spell.
-A job trait where theres a chance a spell wont do any dmg to the BLM (think shadow ring), or does damage to HP, but also fills up MP for half the amount.

Would have to agree with most of this but Comet would be more likely than ultima. Would like to see the addition of tier IV aga with Tier V nukes personally and the addition of the other debuffs like Aer etc that are in the dats. And ffs BLM should have access to Aspir II for the love of god they gave that Tier III ZNM flayer it so why the fuck dont we have it already x.x

[BRP]

Good idea! Add a whole line of nukes and have them obsolete(actually: further obsolete) BLM's entire Merit 2 group.

Add instant petrify, frog, and motherfucking instant death spells.

Create a reflect effect that doesn't even exist in the game and give it to BLM.



Holy retarded jesus. Mods, I think we've passed the point of no return.

EDIT: Yeah, what BLM needs is more situations where they are only useful with other BLMs. That will get them out of the manaburns and into the WS heavy world of normal exp parties.

EDIT: Also, why do people think adding nukes with equal damage is going to change anything? It is not like people are going to stop casting Thunder and Blizzard. What do you think they merited in Group 1?

[Gunitsoldier]

BRP kinda said what I was gonna say, what do you people want? BLM to be able to be the new BRD in merit pts? BLM is fine , sure it could use SOME updates here and there but what you all want is turning BLM in this all powerful job that can solo AV with one nuke.

[BRP]

I do see a lot of room for BLM improvements, but none of them concern damage increase.

EDIT: Well cept, maybe Curse. Even then that would be for MP/Enmity efficiency on Exp monsters.

[thatwasnifty]

I do see a lot of room for BLM improvements, but none of them concern damage increase.

Agreed. The problem is party dynamics. Make some high-level/merit camps where you can easily obtain high chains if you have a nuker. Maybe make a mob type whose defense lowers after a certain amount of damage from a particular element is dealt, or give SC+MB some nice exp bonus. Between that and some new way of refreshing MP, BLM is back in exp/merit parties. No need to overthink this.

[Gunitsoldier]

Can we upgrade jobs that need it before we even talk about jobs that are actually good alrdy having an update?

Update BST, SMN & PUP gdi

[Ultimagi]

SMN & PUP

This is the players' problem, those jobs are fine.

[Gunitsoldier]

This is the players' problem, those jobs are fine.

You're completely right. People just can't get enough of BST & PUP at events!

SMN doesn't "need" an update, we just want our goddamn avatars.

[Ultimagi]

Summoners are getting new avatars, no further updates are needed.
Puppetmasters are not used at events because people don't understand the job, that is not to say it is not capable of performing at events.
I did not say Beastmaster does not need an update, I believe it does.

[Gunitsoldier]

I know that lol , glad to see you think like me. I know PUP (a skilled/well geared/meritted etc) could be really useful at events but people just aren't open to stuff like that. It always takes a massive update to a "meh" job to most people to make it interesting enough to allow it in events.

We just need an update so that those jobs are more suited for events.

[Ohemgee]

They're finally adding a non-drg jump

[Spira]

kinda glad everyone is rallying behind Beastmaster and agreeing that it really needs some work on..
hopefully SE will respond in kind soon..

SMN doesn't really need changes, it just needs the 3 year overdue 'avatars coming' avatars, which isn't to say it needs it at all, but its BS when they say it time and again just to not deliver.. but we know it'll likely come in this update anyway