So, how has the patch affected (71-75) BLMs?

[Binary]

Heya-

I noticed complaints about late-game BLM performance, mainly due to the 'uselessness' of ancient magic. How does the raising of the level cap and addition of new spells change this, if at all? Do we have late-game potential (especially vs HNMs)?

[PhoR]

I don't think many people can answer this for you yet. Give them some time to lvl to 75, and actually try the skills, and then you'll be able to get a solid answer.

Patch has been out for what, a week?

It'll probably be a couple months before anyone truely knows if the new spells are truely usefull.

[Tsama]

Hey Seraph what is your name on Seraph. That is the server I am on. Just wondering if I have played with you.

[ZenXIII]

Just wondering if this has been figured out in any depth yet.
Started leveling up blm seriously as my sub...and have really begun to enjoy it.
Kind of considering making it my main, but I'm curious if the high levels have "even"ed out the class vs. other damage dealers, or if we still experience a lessened role in the game 60+ (which is what i've gathered from lots of reading).
I know i'm a looooong way from this being a "concern," but its still a question in my mind.

[SlottyM]

blackmage damage is excellent, I dont nuke much outside of a MB, sometimes because the mobs resist way too much, or just because helping heal is more efficient, but once a chain starts(renkei) i do anywhere from 1200 -> 2300 damage

(firaga 3 -> aeroga 3 MB) It pretty much makes a mob dead

[SlottyM]

i take that back ;p
skeletons resisted a ton but stuff in kuftal doesnt, so i just nuke here, lolmy group yelled at me for healing =p

im sitting at 76+30 int, and +23 elemental magic skill, so i barely get resisted.

[riceburner4540]

so.....the -ga III spells are stronger than ancients? what about the IV spells? if they are, then basically when u get there, it makes the ancient spells completely obsolete? they were pretty inefficient to begin with, but its nice to be able to do 900-1k damage MBs when ur lvl 50. last question...what are the mp costs for the -ga IIIs and the IV series spells?

[SlottyM]

aero 4 is like 150 mp for 770 damage or so for me, firaga 3 is 277, so yes ancients are useless.