Rebalancing and Redesigning Red mage (Suggestion)

[Gokku]

what is red mages obsession with vorpal blade? Chant is more then Double the FTP mod and is 60% dex mod.... why would you want something worse then what you have, and dont argue almace is hard its the 3rd easyes empy to get. Fistule > Cara > Bman you can solo him and all his KI mobs on RDM and all your TE's / lights so whats the deal?

[Seriha]

A job shouldn't have to be level 90 and then some before it could even hope to begin playing an aspect of its theme. Not everyone goes 30-90 in a day. Some understand the concept of linear progression over the steep cliff that is Almace for RDM. Nobody's saying Vorpal is better than CDC, but it'd be nice for a RDM to have it without an otherwise frowned upon sub until they did get a CDC weapon. Sanguine Blade also has its place, and RDM is probably the best job for it, but... ya know, yay EX WS.

[Rearden]

I think you are at least didn't say that no one should need an empy to be good? Or did I read that wrong?

[Aramaru]

Wow, ya know.. almost everything you ask for can already be done ingame, as a Red Mage? Want more magic skills? Sub Scholar and use the appropriate Arts. Want missing Sword weapon skills and more Attack? Sub Dark Knight (and get a buncha 'missing' Black spells like Stun and Absorbs). While your intent is good, and heck, I was one of those RDMs who did melee.. when it was safe.. not if it had an AoE or silence or something.. I'd always make sure to DO MY JOB and Refresh/Haste etc. everyone FIRST..

I would like an A- rating in Swords and Daggers though. That won't really break anything; and to be honest, they could give an across-the-board boost to most jobs 'primary' weapon rankings in the same way for fairness. The spell and trait changes you listed are way too powerful though without severely nerfing the potency of the traits themselves (remember that enemies have the same jobs we do too..).

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Wow, ya know.. almost everything you ask for can already be done ingame, as a Red Mage? Want more magic skills? Sub Scholar and use the appropriate Arts. Want missing Sword weapon skills and more Attack? Sub Dark Knight (and get a buncha 'missing' Black spells like Stun and Absorbs). While your intent is good, and heck, I was one of those RDMs who did melee.. when it was safe.. not if it had an AoE or silence or something.. I'd always make sure to DO MY JOB and Refresh/Haste etc. everyone FIRST..

I would like an A- rating in Swords and Daggers though. That won't really break anything; and to be honest, they could give an across-the-board boost to most jobs 'primary' weapon rankings in the same way for fairness. The spell and trait changes you listed are way too powerful though without severely nerfing the potency of the traits themselves (remember that enemies have the same jobs we do too..).

No, not quite. Just because that is the job the "community" gave it doesn't mean that it is it's job.

[Rearden]

It's the job you're going to do if you want to be on RDM, else the door to solo land is that way ------>

[Daniel_Hatcher]

It's the job you're going to do if you want to be on RDM, else the door to solo land is that way ------>

I play as boringWHM, the actual "magical party enhancer" if I'm asked to do that.

[Rearden]

I'm sorry, so let me take a step back here and address this from a different direction.

What content @75 cap or now @90+ cap where a RDM wasn't tanking would a RDM be viable on the front lines?

[Aver]

I'm sorry, so let me take a step back here and address this from a different direction.

What content @75 cap or now @90+ cap where a RDM wasn't tanking would a RDM be viable on the front lines?

None, next question.

[Phafi]

I'm sorry, so let me take a step back here and address this from a different direction.

What content @75 cap or now @90+ cap where a RDM wasn't tanking would a RDM be viable on the front lines?

running up for a lulweaponbash after you stunned gates?