Holy crap guys

[Raydeus]

/cautiousSquee

<_<; >_>;

[Vivivivi]

At first, I thought "holy crap" was the name of a new white mage spell. I'm glad it isn't. Excited about new red magic (can we call it that?) though!

[Sixtythree]

good stuff!!!

[Zehira]

Excited about new red magic (can we call it that?) though!

I still call it white magic OR time magic.

Not even sure what is red magic exactly. lol
My point of view about Red Mage is like half mage and half melee.

Edit: I read the webpage: http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Red_Magic

I don't think FFXI really need it but it would be nice to borrow some of white and black magic into red magic.

[Creelo]

I hope not.

I hope so!

[Raydeus]

Greetings!

Indeed, Haste II is on the way for red mage, but that’s not all we're adding! Other types of new enhancing magic spells as well as enfeebling magic spells will be added for red mage in the July version update.

Of the spells that will be added, there will be effects that lower the physical and magical evasion of enemies, which will make them resist less and increase your hit rate.

We’ll be announcing further details on topics, so stay tuned!

Oi Camate, I was just watching mogitate and Matsui-san said Haste II is 30% haste. Is that true (final)? o_O

[Demonjustin]

Mind you I've no wish to start a debate on the subject, but... BRD is already by far the best buffer in the game, it can nearly cap magic haste with just 2 marches as it is nd adding another more powerful one will only make it even worse for every other buffer. The point of giving jobs like RDM & GEO better buffs, most importantly Haste, is that it makes the jobs more viable. There's no point to it all if BRD is even more powerful and only continues to massively overpower every other buffer.

I won't lie though, I'm just a bitter RDM who hates the idea of an update that helps my job only serving to give false hope by allowing nothing to change as a result of it.

[PlumbGame]

Mind you I've no wish to start a debate on the subject, but... BRD is already by far the best buffer in the game, it can nearly cap magic haste with just 2 marches as it is nd adding another more powerful one will only make it even worse for every other buffer. The point of giving jobs like RDM & GEO better buffs, most importantly Haste, is that it makes the jobs more viable. There's no point to it all if BRD is even more powerful and only continues to massively overpower every other buffer.

I won't lie though, I'm just a bitter RDM who hates the idea of an update that helps my job only serving to give false hope by allowing nothing to change as a result of it.

It's not who is the better buffer, but it opens alternatives now for other jobs to play the same role in a pt for mostly what those roles are for. For example, the majority of people use bard for ballad and acc, the rest is an extra bonus, but that is mostly it. Now with RDM haste II and stuff like lowering the acc needed to hit things, it is basically playing the same role, can refresh/haste/acc equivalent. On top of it all they have access to para II and the sorts (even stun if needed). Not saying it will remove the need of a bard, but very much like the idea that shouts shouldn't just now pertain to "BARD ONLY" type shouts, but should have plethora of jobs to choose from. I for one think a good RDM has more potential in a pt than possibly a bard now, not saying all, but to say that it still won't be on par is absurd.

[Creelo]

Mind you I've no wish to start a debate on the subject, but... BRD is already by far the best buffer in the game, it can nearly cap magic haste with just 2 marches as it is nd adding another more powerful one will only make it even worse for every other buffer. The point of giving jobs like RDM & GEO better buffs, most importantly Haste, is that it makes the jobs more viable. There's no point to it all if BRD is even more powerful and only continues to massively overpower every other buffer.

I won't lie though, I'm just a bitter RDM who hates the idea of an update that helps my job only serving to give false hope by allowing nothing to change as a result of it.

That's the thing. Haste II alone isn't really going to change anything for Rdm sadly in terms of party play (hopefully their other new spells are potent enough). Don't get me wrong, my alternate main is Rdm, and I love the job dearly. But a Brd/whm (or /rdm or /smn) can cap haste out by itself already. I just want a third tier March because it would open up other song opportunities and allow me to probably cap haste without /whm, /rdm, /smn, or the use of trusts.

Third Tier Haste isn't adding nearly as much as one would think. Not to mention, it would work with Haste II and Indi/Geo-Haste so...

[dasva]

All I have to say is Haste II better not be self only like you guys have been making all the other rdm main job only buffs...