Quote Originally Posted by Merton9999 View Post
I know there was some indication that the manifesto claim of transforming others into demi-gods was a mistranslation, and that it really was supposed to mean transforming the RDM. But if they actually do intend this role for RDM, adding ways for RDM to empower other jobs' self-buffs would certainly be a much more interesting way to buff other players than simply adding more single-target cycle buffs, which would end my RDM partying days for good.
Now this is exactly the issue in mind. How can we be able to help themselves be more enhanced if we can only use this job ability every 10 minutes? At a 10 minute recharge timer, it's just a toy- no real desired use but a situational option best used for a "spur of the moment." A 3-minute recast would put some potential toward our enhancing role that much further on a wider scale, and not just for the RDM.

Square, we need you guys to focus RDM on helping them provide a more desired party role, because at the current stage, there is little desire for us. Put a Red Mage in a spot in abyssea and outside abyssea areas and tell yourselves: "Why do we want this job here? What can this job do that others can't? Is having a Red Mage here doing too little or too much in this situation? If too little, what do we need to do to let players be able to enjoy having this job in the group? If it does too much to the point that it's not necessary to have this job here, which option should this job have that others don't to make this job worthwhile to have around?"

If this is already the process of what SE does to decide balance...well, I think we should vote for the option to demonstrate issues to SE's developers in-game on their servers.