Originally Posted by
Demon6324236
The point in the long cast times is so that it is not seen as over powered because RDM would be able to swap its focus to easily. Besides, taking into account a Fast Cast set, you can take that 30 seconds down to a small 6 seconds with correct gear. Only basic gear (AF Hat, Relic+2 Body) is needed to cut it in half. I wouldn't be opposed to it being shorter, but I think it seems somewhat fair given RDM's already very fast casting & the fact these spells would allow you to massively boost either your melee or your magic, this simply prevents swapping on the fly like a SCH does with Light/Dark Arts.
Edit:Also the recast wouldn't matter much to be reduced either, unless you mean just for swapping between them, in which case thats all the more reason for the cast time to be so high. The 3 minute duration is easily enhanced via Composure & gear to put it at roughly 12~13 minutes or so.