Quote Originally Posted by cidbahamut View Post
Well that's because every player has the potential to reach that level of proficiency, and then the rest of the game unravels as an army of Red Mages conquers every challenge in the game with ease. It's a valid concern regarding the game balance, even if the scenario I laid out above was always extremely unlikely(or even somewhat inaccurate).
Right, except for the part where the game has changed, although RDM has not. Mobs are now immune to the very enfeeble's that were exploited. NM's have ridiculous amounts of regain, rage sooner, etc. The nerf-bat has been swung and it was a grand slam; when was the last time you ever heard of a RDM soloing any significant NM since then? RDM's have a hard enough time staying alive outside of trash xp mobs these days.

Ninjas and Dancers, on the other hand, can solo all day and night with no worries. So really, it's not 2005 anymore. It'd be nice if SE maybe took their boot of RDM's neck a little bit.