oh yay! we're next

[neighbortaru]

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3142462

1UP: Are you looking to do something similar with Black Mages? A recent trend has been these "Manaburning" parties where five Black Mages (and a tank to hold hate) all cast Blizzaga 3 and kick (arguably) too much ass, too fast. Black Mages can hit level 75 in no time using this strategy.

HT: The Black Mages have been way too strong and ever since we released the game, and we've been trying to make them weaker. But as you know, players always find creative ways to get around this (laughs). But as for what we're going to do in the future, we're planning to continue to look to those Black Mages and continue to adjust them.

[Isendre]

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oooo Now that was interesting lol i love how he hints but doesnt hint lol /excited

Double Post Edited:
well not excited about the blm thing, thats gunna suck....

[Dizz]

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WOOO go us BLM !!! ^_^ i wanna do a 5 BLM 1 WAR PT

[ruffrydasean]

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~.~ i need to hurry and get to a decent level before they screw us up ; ;.. i'm guessing SMN will be the biggest DMG dealers now

and bwhahahaha. I just thought about all the RNGs who switched to BLM to have another big numbers job.. poor things:sweat:

[Keyura]

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i read that conversation, and i realized SE is insane. my blm is all i got left, my big numbers job man, *rocks back and forth holding his knees* they can't take it away from me man! not blm!!!!

[Brayden]

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I dont really do any big HMN hunting, but if no one does big dmg anymore, how long is it going to take to kill these sort of things? Not only that but common day lvling will take longer too. weeeeee

[neighbortaru]

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SE wants us to pay more $$$

[Jei]

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worry not we can still be a cure 3 whore!

[ruffrydasean]

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O.o we? I'm switching to RDM.. j/k

[Rodin]

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I don't think that SE will do anything too drastic to BLM. I'm guessing what they'll do is make the core of the DMG of BLM the Magic Burst. Probably all other spells cast in a party are going to suck, but when a BLM does a magic burst, it'll still take off a lot of damage. Now you won't be able to do a manaburn party that's 5BLM and 1 Refresher. But you could still do something like PLD SAM WHM BRD BLM BLM. And still have a decent party.

[Xythalia]

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The core of the BLM's dmg is already the magic burst. It's going to be really hard to balance BLMs, imo. They are the offensive spellcasters...that's the sole purpose of being a BLM in the first place--do massive dmg with spells.

However, my guess with this balance might be some sort of universal magic timer for BLMs only? Like after casting any tier 3 or 4 spells the BLM becomes too exhausted and must rest so all other spellcasting becomes unavailable for a certain time period--all magics in list become blanked out.

Just my 2 cents...

[Rodin]

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Yeah, I know their core DMG is already the MB. But I was talking about manaburn parties. I think SE is going to warrant that for a BLM to do any damage really there has to be a magic burst. Making casting any other magic during the party useless.

[Jei]

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well individually blm aren't overpower imo. in a balance PT set up they function perfectly as a damage burster on demand and i don't think they need any real adjustments. The manaburn I think is what makes S-E think they have to change blm. I'll be really curious to see what S-E can come up with to discourage manaburn but not screw blm up in normal PTs.

[Zempten]

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I agree Jei, the only thing I can think of atm is probably a hidden factor that limits their damage when there is more BLMs in the PT

[ruffrydasean]

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~.~ This is really gonna suck. I hope they don't spring it on us like this suprise 8/1 Update...