What have become of the RDMs.

[Thizzerio]

I think that you should be supporting everyone, if i was to try to explain it simply.

I guess we all play our own ways, but im having a really fun time as a rdm in abyssea, ive seen alot of people wanting new spells , this, that, complaining, asking, but i mean, isnt that the point of a MMORPG, or.. the online gaming experience in the first place,

From my point of view, i really dont have any issues with abyssea, the dev team gave us 3 months of fun content, some low man farming, time to chill with members of the linkshell, pump out cool dmg, fight some new bosses, (they might not be that hard..) but still fun i acually think it was more of a open test of a new theory of gameplay, but all in all.. i really enjoyed the break from 2 years of dynamis farming, and late nights doing fafnir and aspid 24/7, and... not having to rest was a godsend, but i have faith in the dev team and im sure they arnt done with new content, as well as RDM in general, but i do thank them for changing us from a cycle mage, to somthing fun to play, for real

So really i think that RDM has been given the opportunity to preform in a way that otherwise, wasnt available, and thats what has become of the class, im really eager to see where it goes for sure, ^^;

[Boldheart]

WOW some of you guys went off topic like a mofo. My opinion is that RDM is the unique job of melee/buffs/magic, it's the ultimate soloer, good healer, and best buff magic on mobs. You can go and heal a party like a whm, go nuke mobs like a blm, or go do a lil of both nuking and meleeing mobs. If you dont no what to do w/ your RDM you obviously dont know the job and how to use it. Great job and I like it alot.

Yes I agree it cant nuke like a BLM but you can easily hit 2k+ damage nukes on IT mobs in Abyssea. Yes you dont have Cure VI like WHM's do but you can Cure good enough. It's the all around job, not the best at everything but has the diversity no other job has.

[RaenRyong]

good healer

False.

WHM = Best healer.
BLU = good healer.
RDM = meh healer.

[Thizzerio]

False.

WHM = Best healer.
BLU = good healer.
RDM = meh healer.

^ Failpost.

[Neisan_Quetz]

When you have weaker cures than a BLU (not counting cure potency gear) then something is wrong. Rdm can at least outcure their version of cure 4 but Plenilune Embrace does fairly well even without cure potency gear so yea... Blu is currently a better healer than rdm.

[Bigboy]

I have a hard time commenting in this thread because the problem described in the OP, is not actually a game design problem, but more of a perception problem. If a RDM feels lacking because they don't get to replace the best healing class in the game with no detriments anymore, then they aren't really being honest with their expectations. I always try to consider game balance when people ask for changes to a job. A hybrid job like RDM or BLU, can get broken really quickly if they try to bring it in line with a single-role job, because the moment you are allowed to do just as well as a job that only does that one thing, you with replace them in almost every instance.

What I would have liked to see out of a RDM healer would have been a heavy focus on Regen spells, but SE apparently disagrees with me. lol

[Thizzerio]

When you have weaker cures than a BLU (not counting cure potency gear) then something is wrong. Rdm can at least outcure their version of cure 4 but Plenilune Embrace does fairly well even without cure potency gear so yea... Blu is currently a better healer than rdm.

a dead blu cannot heal

[lorzy]

a dead blu cannot heal

neither can a dead rdm?

[Strife]

I agree with RaenRyong RDM= meh healer atm. When a BLM, BRD, SMN, etc. can heal almost as well as you you kind of think "wtf?!" lol.

Thizzerio I couldn't agree more!! lol.. You just illustrated my FF life for the past.. to long! The whole time I was grinding away at those activities I was praying for a break like we're enjoying now -although Abyssia grinding has kind of taken over a lot of that.. gotta get those Sobek skins! >< . My only sadness is I was away for most of it & I hope I didn't miss out entirely on that lull in grinding where we can enjoy the game play.

I think we're all excited to see where they take RDM hence all the complaining & asking, we all want it to be our own RDM ideal. Here's to hoping the surprise is a good one.^^

[Thizzerio]

gotta get those Sobek skins

My Guku!!!!