Quote Originally Posted by ManaKing View Post
You're right, it won't fly in the real world. BUT it will fly in a fantasy world that is designed to be fun to play. I'm not sure if you are aware of this but FFXI isn't the real world.

SCH can support a full alliance easier than a RDM. As a mage, they actually are desirable and their job was designed to be a pure caster. Why are you comparing 2 things that aren't the same?
Nothing about SCH makes it more desirable than WHM, RDM, or BLM. Its only use is to fill a gap in the back line when a more useful mage job is not available. And no one invites SCH except as a last resort. They're no longer the best healer, nuker, or enfeebler. They're second-tier across the board with most their AoE tricks available via subjob.

"I'm not sure if you are aware of this but FFXI isn't the real world."

Your melee RDM is about as useful to me as a screwdriver in the real world when I need to change a tire. Wrong tool for the task.