Poor Poor Rdm...useless as ever even to 95

[lllen]

I would be more excited about the new stuff if they hadn't, again, left Red mage in the dust. I have not been able to get a party on Rdm in over a year really, its always what else do you have? The job I have done for years, my main job, is basically useless.

[DebbieGibson]

It's useless because you can't get a party on it lol?

[cidbahamut]

It's useless because you can't get a party on it lol?

Probably meant it the other way around. I don't really agree with the assessment, but the update notes for Red Mage were a little bland.

[Seriha]

Part of is people needing to shift their view of RDM away from a WHM wannabe (That means no Cure V, kiddos). Rest is SE actually giving them the tools to be their own entity. Temper is a step in the right direction if it's actually good, but things like WS restrictions and accessible equipment options must also be looked into and built upon.

As is, gauging the job's worth based on Abyssea's proc system isn't the best way to go about it. Hell, judging any job based on atma and cruor buffs is also silly, since they're not gonna be there forever. And while the game is currently more low-man friendly than it's ever been, that doesn't mean you need to exclude people from a given job.

[JackDaniels]

It's too early to tell, I think levels 96, 97, 98 and 99 are going to be when the real balancing happens.

[Runespider]

It doesn't really matter if they make certain jobs better/worse than others anymore does it? do people have main jobs nowadays?

Takes a week to level anything to 90, just level everything and pick and choose what you wanna use, if you wanna heal level whm if you wanna nuke sch or blm. If RDM sucks don't use it. These kinds of "job is better than job" things were an issue when it took forever to level and gear a job but not anymore.

[Ank]

do people have main jobs nowadays?

there are jobs that I love, and there are jobs I have no interest in leveling. nothing wrong with hoping for something for something you love.

[Rexen]

It's a shame that White Mage and Bard got Addle, I kind of liked the idea of Red Mage specific enfeebles, it's what the job is best at and it's a shame to give unique aspects of it to other jobs. The manifesto said they they want to Red Mage to cripple foes and turn players into gods, or something along those lines, right now I don't really see how they're going to do that unless Temper is Double Attack and stacks with armor.

Nice spell though and I hope it is a sign of what Red Mage will be, top class enhancer and enfeebler.

[Neisan_Quetz]

Brd addle will/should stack with Rdm as it is with other songs, nothing wrong with that. Addle is nice but I always found it abit underwhelming if it was supposed to replace silence on NMs that were immune to Silence.

[Panthera]

Temper (RDM Lv. 95)
Grants the ability to occasionally attack twice.

If this stacks with Accession, getting Scholar to 45 will be mandatory.

How's that for useful?