New RDM spell idea

[Seriha]

Some people like trying to make more friends from those PUGs you're calling for them to avoid, nevermind the objective exclusion of RDM in the more casual friendly spheres due to lacking procs and minimalistic group policies rooted in having less mouths to feed. The need for EXP/Limits is, for now, also finite. Sorry I'm not just plugging my ears and ignoring a prevalent problem that can be fixed.

[Greatguardian]

Some people like trying to make more friends from those PUGs you're calling for them to avoid, nevermind the objective exclusion of RDM in the more casual friendly spheres due to lacking procs and minimalistic group policies rooted in having less mouths to feed. The need for EXP/Limits is, for now, also finite. Sorry I'm not just plugging my ears and ignoring a prevalent problem that can be fixed.

Casual-friendly spheres? Excluding Red Mage because they lack procs and the group values efficiency and minimalism?

The hell is casual about that?

No one gives a shit about public opinion. You don't change public opinion by throwing some gimmicks into the mix. Loldrg, Loldrk, Lolpup, and LolRdMelee are here to stay and nothing the Devs do is going to change those memes. You can either deal with it or play a different job/game.

Straight up, it won't matter how many endebuffs the Devs add to Rdm, staying in melee range is stupid for 99% of Red Mages. Why? Because the good Magical-oriented RDMs think that's fucking retarded, and the good Melee-oriented RDMs can be counted on two hands.

Public opinion isn't going to be looking at the top tier. It's going to be looking at the retarded dregs that people find in PUGs who are going to show up in their full teal (It's like the Chasuble of 2012) Joyeuse RDMs and sit there whacking away in melee range while not supporting anyone. I do not give a fuck if that sort of image applies to anyone in this subforum (though I know it does for a couple people), because all that matters is that these fuckups are the ones ruining public opinion of RdMelee for you and yours. And you know what? Giving them more reasons to put their retardation on display in a large group setting is not the way to improve public acceptance of your sword.

If you want to not be made fun of by the people around you, take some god damn initiative and improve yourself so that you're functional among people who accept your style. If you're a retard who only melees and never casts a spell on another player, well then you're shit outta luck and I have absolutely no sympathy for you.

Tl;dr

Either way, nothing and I mean nothing that tries to throw RdMelee into the spotlight is going to affect public opinion in a positive way. Period. Why? Because the Venn Diagram of people with brains and people who melee looks like fucking this:



Does not matter one bit where anyone here lies in that diagram because the average FFXI player actually makes and melees in Macc swords.