RDM Balance ...

[saevel]

Granted, yes, I don't think Black Mage should be the be all or end all sub for Red Mage when relying on a more aggressive stance.


Sub Black Mage will still have its uses, but I've heard repeated things about Dark Knight being a great sub for Red Mage when you want a balance between attacking and being able to cast magic.

Well /DRK gives Attack Bonus II for +22 attack along with LR 15% boost for 3min and SE for -8% HP +5% damage per swing. Its a nice offensive boost for when your rushing in to kill whatever it was you were fighting. I've ridden SE the entire 60s before and the damage taken isn't anythings serious, we're RDMs.

[Economizer]

To be honest, I was trying to avoid this thread, considering how some of the stuff the OP said is pretty... non-agreeable, but this line of conversation and learning the finer points to the perks of differing subs is pretty nice.

I've ridden SE the entire 60s before and the damage taken isn't anythings serious, we're RDMs.

I was going to ask about survivability, I have a Red Mage friend who tends to go along with Ninja sub for survivability, and I was wondering how survivable Dark Knight sub can be (especially over complaints that Black Mage sub is not very helpful for that).

The only thing I can think of at the moment would be the key sword weapon skill you pick up (still don't understand why it wasn't native like AE is). Care to give your experience with Dark Knight survivability?