Requiescat <3

[ManaKing]

Don't even pull the "If you're standing in the back, you should be on WHM" card.

If you're pulling out a weapon, you should be on Warrior, Monk, Samurai, or Corsair.

If you're doing anything, you shouldn't be a RDM. That is the plain truth of it.

I've just completely stopped playing RDM with other people because it's obvious that it isn't as good at anything as anyone else is in a group. You want to have a good time and solo some stuff slow because you like RDM, go for it. I still do, it's still loads of fun. But please don't tell me that anyone of you actually thinks a RDM beats a WHM, a BLM, a WAR, or a BLU at anything that those jobs do.

There is no synergy between the 3 subjobs that SE smushed together to make RDM. The class by it's very inception and statistics is capable of doing nothing that others can't do better. Your highest weapon proficiency is a B, your highest damaging magic proficiency is a C+, your spell selection is inferior across the board, you only A ranked skill is crippled in the current end game, your job traits/abilities are dwarfed by other mages, your enspell upgrade is a downgrade, and your weapon skill choices are bad. If you aren't aware of this, you haven't been paying attention.

As a job, it's defining characteristic is it's exceptional ability to take punishment, both in game and on forums. SE will not fix RDM to do anything useful, because they think it is well off and a very powerful job.

Sorry other sword users about Requiescat, apparently RDM is too powerful to get a decent multi-hit WS that doesn't have an attack penalty on it.