[dev1024] Job adjustments - RDM

[Insaniac]

Controversy and bad ideas = hot topic. Post a good idea about RDM and 3 people will stop by and say "Hey that's a pretty good idea"

I wasn't basing what I said on the posts on this forum. I hardly even read the RDM melee thread because it's so terrible. I'm basing it on my belief that at least 9/10 people who wanted a melee job leveled a melee job instead of RDM. RDM was actually the first job I leveled into the 40s and by level 30 I had realized how terrible it was at melee and I wasn't like "WTF I NEED MORE MELEE POWER NOW!" I said "Hmm I guess this isn't really what I'm supposed to do on this job." Since I haven't played with more than 10 RDMs who even suggested that they were thinking about DDing in my many years of playing this game I can say pretty confidently that the majority of RDMs accept the role of a back line mage.

And yes you are right I can't guarantee that this wouldn't have been what SE did even without the melee RDM threads. I said that in my own post but I definitely think they should have spent their time and money on something else and would probably have been more likely to do that if there wasn't

[Karbuncle]

It could be worse.

You could have Bully. Which as it sounds will probably only target the THF, and last about 45 seconds, with very low proc rate on NMs.

Its like they enjoy contradicting themselves. Wanting THF to be useful in party situations, Then give them abilities useless in such situations (THF dont tank in alliance situations... or party of 6 for that matter unless you're in a party of 5WHMs and a THF).

Then they say RDMs are masters of enhancing their Allies, and give them a self-target only non-accession Enhancing Spell.

INb4 WHM gets Temperga at level 96.

[Supersun]

It could be worse.

You could have Bully. Which as it sounds will probably only target the THF, and last about 45 seconds, with very low proc rate on NMs.

I though that Bully was supposed to be Thief's version of a mini-2h.

[Scuro]

I think this is hilarious, SE announces that they want RDM to be a buffer of players to make them demigods, and then they go and make temper a self target spell that can't be given out to any party members. Great, I'm glad you guys can't make up your mind on what you want RDM to be, and making a spell that has such potential to be completely useless because it will be a cold day in hell when RDM is actually used as a DD. /slow-clap

[Scuro]

If they wanted to see a spell like this ACTUALLY get used, they should of gave it to BLU, just saying. Cuz there is no way this spell will actually be used in a manner that benefits a party. I mean if they made it single target like Refresh and Haste cycles, wow would of sucked for some RDMs, but hell at least that would of made them more useful. Yet its a SELF-target.... really? /slow-clap

[Daniel_Hatcher]

If they wanted to see a spell like this ACTUALLY get used, they should of gave it to BLU, just saying. Cuz there is no way this spell will actually be used in a manner that benefits a party. I mean if they made it single target like Refresh and Haste cycles, wow would of sucked for some RDMs, but hell at least that would of made them more useful. Yet its a SELF-target.... really? /slow-clap

BLU has more than enough, they're more or less stealing anything that belongs to RDM anyway, and now I hear they want Phalanx, Enspells and Composure..... Really!?!

I'm surprised I haven't seem: What!? DRK is getting an aura steal spell!!!!!! BLU should get that not DRK.

[Lago]

I'm surprised I haven't seem: What!? DRK is getting an aura steal spell!!!!!! BLU should get that not DRK.

You know that's because BLU already has two such spells, right?

[Daniel_Hatcher]

You know that's because BLU already has two such spells, right?

That'd be it.. and Damn, I made a spelling mistake in the other post and didn't notice.

[hiko]

some stupid-pro-mele*: we dont care about more enhancing/enfeebling we want to mele
SE dev: ok here come a spell that buff rdm mele but will have no use in any PT situation

are stupid-pro-mele* happy now? they got what they asked for


* i dont say that all pro-mele are stupid

[Zatias]

I was actually thinking the same thing as Krabuncle ;P

WHM always got -ra spells (barfira, boosts, etc) while RDM's are self target. WHM will probably get AoE Temper XD

Derp.