Final Fantasy 14 patch to roll back black mage buffs as Yoshi-P promises his main isn't getting "preferential treatment"

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Final Fantasy 14 is rolling back some buffs for the black mage job in PvP, which happens to be the favorite class of director and producer Naoki Yoshida (affectionately known to fans as Yoshi-P) - but he promises that the class is "experiencing no preferential treatment."

Patch 6.11a launched earlier this week with a number of balance changes for jobs in PvP, and most of those focused on black mage. Many of the job's abilities got increased damage, increased effect times, and decreased recast timers. In response to the changes, fans joked (opens in new tab) that "every BLM in CC should thank all of those players who actively target Yoshi-P when they get in [a] match with him."

"We have received a great deal of feedback regarding these changes, and in hindsight, I believe we went too far with our adjustments," Yoshida says in a new blog post (opens in new tab). "For this, I apologize. Please know that we have plans to address these concerns in Patch 6.15, which will be released on Tuesday, June 7."

Yoshida goes into extensive detail on the team's process for balancing classes. With the new Crystalline Conflict mode bringing a rush of players into FF14's PvP, the devs wanted to implement balance changes "as soon as possible." While 6.11a, with the overwhelming black mage buffs, was released on May 24, because of the game's development schedule, work on those changes was completed back on May 7.

"The changes made in patch 6.11a were particularly extensive and implemented on relatively short notice, causing many players to lament their inability to enjoy and explore the nuances of Crystalline Conflict in the state it was released. Reflecting on this, we acknowledge that waiting to release all necessary adjustments in patch