Temper Fail and...Enhancing Magic? What's that?

[Kitkat]

Personally, as someone else mentioned, I would love to see Phalanx II removed as a Tier II, made a scroll, and instead give a "Enhances Phalanx Effect" merit option. With NM's hitting a tank for upwards of 200+ on standard attacks, and upwards of 1000 on TP moves, it isn't too much to ask that Phalanx goes up to 40 or 50 dmg mitigation range. Heck, even taking into account the Ironclad in Ule. Range getting stronger with each 2hour until it hits for over 1k each attack should be proof enough this isn't an outlandish request.

Additionally, this could be made into an all encompassing merit option where it affects Spikes, Enspell, Phalanx, and Aquaviel buy increasing the potency of these type of Enhancing spells (Don't misread and think I mean a merit option for each spell, I mean it to cover all of these spells equally through one merit option). This would go a long way into giving Rdm a distinct place using the unique spells available to them. About the only spells that seem to be scaling well for rdm at the moment appears to be Gain-attribute spells so I wouldn't want the merit option to affect these.

The reasoning behind this would be to place rdm back in a usable role outside of refresh/haste/back up support roles while also enhancing the self buff aspects. So it benifits them in both a PT backline and a hybrid melee (demi-god) aspect.