Quote Originally Posted by Scuro View Post
And hot damn, WHM has some sexy shield defense, must mean they are a front line job too!
Why are you so afraid of people having fun and occasionally getting to smack things?

Quote Originally Posted by Scuro View Post
No, they are weaker because they are subbed, and a WHM/WAR apparently can DD
Most White Mages who take up arms rely on Clubs, and as such usually sub either Ninja or Dancer. Sub warrior is much less common. I won't say it isn't viable, since Staff styles and relying on Fencer are somewhat slightly more possible with Double Attack, but it is slightly less possible then a Red Mage's choices (I'm inclined to believe that /WAR and /DRK are just as valid as /NIN and /DNC with Red Mage, since Red Mage has about equal proficiency with Sword and Dagger - although many Red Mages complain about this, I think it fits Red Mage well in the jack of all trades role).

Again, I wouldn't be afraid of Red Mage melee. Blue Mages probably have the most role choices of any class, so even if Blue Mages were suddenly told to get in the back because people thought it was more efficient, it could fill those roles too.

I don't think anyone wanted to melee on jobs arrogantly viewed as incapable of those things doesn't want any more then more options to play on that particular job, or even just a way to augment their current capabilities. I don't need to cite legendary players who fought things solo while sometimes augmenting their job's capabilities with melee to make this point.