Is Black Mage the perfect job?

[Taskmage]

Re: Is Black Mage the perfect job?

Food that emphasizes specific elemental properties would be interesting, too. Shiva Gelato: INT+3, AGI-2, Ice Attack Bonus +6, Wind Attack Bonus -3, Ice Accuracy Bonus +10, Wind Accuracy Bonus -5, Ice Resistance +25, Wind Resistance +25, Fire Resistance -25? -- Pteryx

I think that'd be a neat idea. Essentially supercharge your elemental staff, but the decision is locked in for half an hour or more.

[Malacite]

Re: Is Black Mage the perfect job?

I'd much rather SE make a new food that gives +MAB

Some higher tier foods like Rice Dumplings (Mix of Acc and Attack up) would be nice, but the dumplings are already a lv 95 synth > _ <

[Karinya]

Re: Is Black Mage the perfect job?

For a while now they've been biasing all new recipes toward the 100+3 crafter. I guess that's understandable given how many there are, but it just keeps the scene ultra-harsh for people who haven't reached 100 yet.

Anyway, I'd like to vote against the one-element-only foods. Foods are locked in for too long to make them *that* narrow. You can swap your gear with every spell (well, a few pieces anyway) but you can't swap your food until it wears off.

Again, compare melee foods. The same food helps normal swings, WS, kicks, jumps, and sometimes ranged attacks too - and that's regardless of what weapon you're using. Imagine melees needing one food to help their main hand weapon, another to help their offhand (if DWing), a third to help WS and a fourth for damaging JAs and you're starting to approach what element-specific foods would be like for mages.

[Silent Howler]

Re: Is Black Mage the perfect job?

They added nothing to the discussion beyond "BLM ROX!"

So? I didn't say his post was valid to the discussion, just that people should lay off on the criticism. You can't expect everyone to meet all of your expectations the day they join a new site. But enough about this.

[Karinya]

Re: Is Black Mage the perfect job?

They added nothing to the discussion beyond "BLM ROX!"

Which is two on-topic words more than *you've* added to the thread.

If the admins wanted to implement auto-lock on threads over a certain age, I'm sure they could. They don't. Accept it or start your own forums. I'm getting tired of the Crusade Against Old Posts showing up every time someone wants to discuss an issue that's been discussed sometime before in the 5 year history of the game.

If I were an admin, any post about "necroposting" would be deleted on sight. It contributes even less to the discussion than the most content-free "me too" of a 6-month-old thread, *and* it's pointless whining about nothing.


To return to the topic: BLM isn't the perfect job. But it is a job that's very good at what it does, which is why most criticisms of it are rather pointless.
"BLM dies too much!" -- Well duh, try something with HP and armor, or that gets less hate.
"BLM needs MP to do anything!" -- What part of "mage" don't you understand?
"BLM isn't very desirable against mobs that cast all your spells back at you or spam AoE Silence!" -- Duh again. Fight something else.
"But the other things don't give as much exp/hr" -- ok, this one is a genuine issue that SE needs to fix (and not just for BLMs). But aside from that, BLM is pretty much fine.

[Malacite]

Re: Is Black Mage the perfect job?

Necroposts be damned! (the term I mean ^^)

[Chubsmgee]

Re: Is Black Mage the perfect job?

I honestly think that BLm is the perfect starting job and fun PTing job if u got nice linkshell friends