On Red Mage melee...

[TybudX]

You say you don't want to nerf RDM casting:

Not all

but before the sentence is through:

but some

followed by this tripe:

I'd reduce casting range for enfeebles and nukes to about 5 yalms when in melee mode

Curing I'd make more inconvenient so that it is truly used in emergencies, whereas buffing would just be changed to self-cast Refresh and Haste

As far as the "excuse" to melee... we are going to need some sort of design and mechanic change

Your solution is to gimp the living hell out of RDM so that it's less useful than BST of SMN?
Lets give RDM a stance that makes them a second rate DD PLD.

So, again, what are your suggestions to fix RDM melee?

There is nothing wrong with RDM melee. It's good against trash mobs. It sucks against harder mobs. You want to have a stance that makes your melee better against harder mobs while nerfing your magic? It's called /change job. If you don't need RDM magic play a real DD. If all you care about is role playing, find a role playing LS.

Now, quit playing dallas in the RDM forums.