To the devs!

[cidbahamut]

You certainly didn't counter point anything so it seems that your lack of evidence doesn't lead well to your argument. Please actually participate in a conversation or expect to be ignored. I don't have time to waste on people that make vague, insulting statements. I'm not in high school or under a bridge.

You didn't really back your argument either. Hooray for internet arguments.

Seriously though, Red Mage brings more to the table than just three spells.
Are those three spells useful? Yes.
Can you do more to assist in any given fight than cast those three spells? Yes.

Try making use of your subjob. Even without Chainspell Red Mage is still a better suited to stun than anyone other than a BLU rocking all their stun spells. Red Mage can fill in the holes that crop up in mage duties while the specialists are pre-occupied. White Mage is busy keeping tank alive but can't take a break to help raise. Red Mage is operating under the freedom of 'we don't care what you do' so they raise folks and re-apply pro/shell because god knows the White Mage doesn't have time to run into the fray while the NM spams TP attacks and no one else ever remembers to do it. White Mage has everything covered? Get back to nuking and stunning if you're /BLM. Need more -na spells? You can help with that if you're /SCH or /WHM(and then get back to nuking). Stuff goes south and the NM is looking at you? Good news, if it can be kited then Red Mage is probably better suited to kiting it than most(disclaimer: there's plenty of stuff that can't be kited, shut up).

Is it worthwhile to bring a Red Mage when there are specialists available? Probably not, but I think there's too many variables to say the answer is anything but subjective without further details.
Is Red Mage in a bad place as a job? Yes.
Is Red Mage only bringing 3 spells to the table? No, and you are silly for suggesting so.

There, now pick that apart and tell me how I am wrong. I know saevel will.