What is RDM all about?

[Neisan_Quetz]

Thanks for reminding me Rdm isn't averaging 4k on CDC, it's closer to 3.6k with good gear on fodder inside, this is without stalwart's though.

EDIT: Fixed target, 4k at 95 with 90 Almace with stalwart's on fodder mobs.

[Crimson_Slasher]

Im interested in hearing the atmas/gear used for sanguine blade, because id love to see those sorta numbers, at best i average 1550ish on rdm. But odds are its the two atmas im eyeing and dont have. Also amount of TP used at time of ws.

[Neisan_Quetz]

Amount of TP doesn't matter, it only affects Hp drain percentage.

I smell WS dmg sword and cosmos/ultimate while meleeing though.

[Greatguardian]

Amount of TP doesn't matter, it only affects Hp drain percentage.

I smell WS dmg sword and cosmos/ultimate while meleeing though.

That's pretty much the only way to hit those kinds of numbers on Sanguine, yeah. It completely trashes your TP phase damage though, so you end up doing a lot less than using a real setup and Vorpal Blade. Of course, RDM has to sub not-NIN-or-DNC to use Vorpal Blade, so you're looking at neither an offhand hit nor stat buff from an offhand Magian. That's not to mention the egregious loss of TP-phase damage (again) when single-wielding. WS damage isn't everything.

Rdm/Nin with an Almace can be decent (though averaging 4k is still bullcrap unless fodder+temps), but RDM melee without Almace is just kinda sad. Again, this is in Abyssea too, where Damage is pretty useless. If people cared about Damage, Dragoon would be king of Abyssea.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Some people really need to stop pretending like this game is a job... Seriously!

Yes, in hard battles you need to be efficient so may need to change job, but seriously Abyssea is easier than a RDM soloing Genbu at 75. Heck even a MeleeSMN can solo NM's in Abyssea without calling a summon.

[Neisan_Quetz]

Inb4 Dallas but no seriously I still see idiots wiping, so it's not -that- easy. Can I go Rdm/nin to Isgebind? Yes. Can I do more than twice as much damage and bring more procs on War/ still do more damage and unique grellow on Blu? Yes. Why would I bother going Rdm then?


Unless you count Oberon NMs as 'soloing'. There are easy NMs, and then there are Oberon NMs.

[ManaKing]

I'm just going to point out that being the best at anything was never what RDM was about. I still play RDM because it is fun. If the devs want to make it more fun by leveling the playing field, then so be it.

BLU is cool and other jobs that are not RDM are cool, but they aren't when you want to play RDM. And RDM is pretty much what I come to play about 60% of the time, because I want to have to good time.

[Neisan_Quetz]

I'm finding less and less reasons to go Rdm honestly. Only need to level Blm or Sch then I won't be able to justify it past Merit spells :/

[ManaKing]

Lol there isn't a justifiable reason to play RDM. It's either fun for you, or it's not. I will remind everyone that this is a game.

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Inb4 Dallas but no seriously I still see idiots wiping, so it's not -that- easy. Can I go Rdm/nin to Isgebind? Yes. Can I do more than twice as much damage and bring more procs on War/ still do more damage and unique grellow on Blu? Yes. Why would I bother going Rdm then?


Unless you count Oberon NMs as 'soloing'. There are easy NMs, and then there are Oberon NMs.

Wipes can still happen on lvl. 75 content if you mess up. Doesn't mean it's hard.

I'm not telling you to go RDM. I'm saying people should have that choice if they want too, it's a game that is best done efficiently but should NOT loose the fact you're meant to have fun on it. When that happens and it becomes a job/chore is when it's time to quit.

If a job isn't fun for you, or you personally have no reason to play it. Move on, store your gear and say Good Bye!