
Those people are spewing streams of nonsense that have nothing to do with how Thaumaturges (and by extension Black Mages) work now.
The ARR design means you need to use all three elements to be effective, however there's nothing wrong with playing up a fondness for Fire, as Fire is going to be your big damage dealer. You just need to lay down an occasional Thunder for the DoT, and switch to Blizzard when your MP gets low.
The ARR design means you need to use all three elements to be effective, however there's nothing wrong with playing up a fondness for Fire, as Fire is going to be your big damage dealer. You just need to lay down an occasional Thunder for the DoT, and switch to Blizzard when your MP gets low.