On Red Mage melee...

[Karbuncle]

Presenting points that have already been argued against and debunked earlier in this thread do not make you any more correct that previously. Presenting things in an arrogant manner as if the melee camp were a bunch of ignorant peasants is both insulting and trolling. Now stop it and get out of our thread.

Its not debunked, You just found a good enough answer to convince yourself and moved on.

In past Final Fantasy's, RDM was a Mediocre DD, It was a mage that had the capability to wield swords, something other mages did not have, It was not an expert in them either.

In FFXI, they are the same. They are Capable mages with the ability to wield combative weaponry adequately.

You can justify your want for melee prowess however you see fit, But in other peoples eyes, and apparently SE's, They done the RDM justice to their previous titles, a good mage with the Ability to wield a sword.

You can continue asking for as many boosts as you want, You have the right to want improvements to your job, I'm just pointing out you've debunked nothing, You've provided an answer good enough for yourself and other RDM melee enthusiasts.

Again, Suggest to your hearts content, But as far as i can tell, not a single useful piece of information or a single suggestion has come of this thread since the first 20 pages, at this point its just mindless bickering.