Practical Soultions to Issues with RDM.

[Mageoholic]

As long as this jazzed up idea of "Support Mage" involves no concept of melee integration, I will not be for it.

Then argue for melee improvements, and the join the list of SAM, WAR, MNK, DRG, DRK, THF, NIN, DNC, BST, PUP, RNG fighting for a party slot as a DD. Being a support mage opens up our access to secondary skills in the past this defaulted us to backline duties only, but RDM can easily cap haste, can cap ACC, can hit ATK levels similar to other one handers, has a much smaller casting load thanks to AFv3 and higher fast cast tier.

All of our secondary skill sets are supported by the support mage idea now, the most important aspect being, actually being invited to an event as a RDM. (and not just to proc bitch it.)

Being the best support mage id rather compete with a spot with nobody, and apply my secondary sklls (healing nuking melee) as I deem required from there.

[ManaKing]

but RDM can easily cap haste, can cap ACC, can hit ATK levels similar to other one handers, has a much smaller casting load thanks to AFv3 and higher fast cast tier.

Where did you get similar levels of atk when we have Bs and everyone else has As?

I won't argue on easily capping haste, because it's really not hard to figure out how to do it. But compared to other jobs it is actual effort unless you are content with a Zelus Tiara...which I'm not since you are wasting a slot on nothing but haste. Head Brisk and Brego are both much nicer versions of head pieces but require an Ephemeron or Aug'd Blood Scale Mail to get a decent TP set.


If you want to make me happy, go look at Rubeus Spats and then make all of RDM follow that mold.