I agree I prefer to be on the front line hacking and slashing as a RDM instead of on the backline curing. When i'm curing I feel like I'm not real contributing to the game especially when a WHM can clearly heal more mp at once and on multiple people. I never mind assisting a WHM keeping them refreshed and throwing in cures when overtaxed, I dont feel its my role to heal the whole party. I personally dont see the point of a partying if all i'm going to do is be on the back line healing gaining experience for practically nothing and still have most of my combat and magic skills falling behind in the process. I guess maybe I'm crazy for thinking that partying is supposed to allow me to improve everything in one fell swoop.

In any case because of the way this job is treated in parties I just accepted that there are just some parts of the game and missions and quests I will NEVER complete because of the attitudes toward the job and will complete all that I can solo or in small parties and say the hell with the rest and just quit afterward. I leveled RDM as a HYBRID MELEE job with the emphasis on melee where I can use magic as NEEDED. It is fine if one wants to neglect a huge part of a job but to fit in but I REFUSE TO DO SO and people act like something is wrong with me for doing so. Just becase my strongs weapon is only a B doesnt make me useless as I can still hit consistently and often as long as my skill is allowed to increase to what my acutal job level but that cant be done IN THE BACK and people complain and kick me out when I go to the FRONT, so why bother helping them at all I say? I'm not saying melee RDM is better than complete mage RDM (though it is and I dont see how they accomplish anything witout a party around but I digress) I dont knock anybody for how they play the game instead I try find a way to make it work. A skilled player can play any job in any fashion whether it is designed to be that way or not. Unskilled players cry and complain if things arent done a CERTAIN way despite there being more than one way to do things and still being successful. If it work for you stick with it and have fun until it no longer does I say.

Only other solution is for RDM that have a problem with the way things are just band together and abandon the others, LOL