Additions to Redmage

[Daniel_Hatcher]

I think rdm is a good job, an enfeebling class at best and I had a discussion with a mage friend earlier today about why rdm didn't get Cure V (or something like that). Even though Whm is the healing class and the job promotes itself as the top healer above all classes, why give Rdm higher tier cure spells?

Rdm has to master it's enfeebling more than healing, divine and dark spells rather than give mix signals. A lot of things can be suggested for Rdm but to steal the role of other jobs and make it insanely more powerful is like trying really hard to sell a job which could make Rdm less dependent on help.

En-spells are the selling point for a Rdm IMO and that's the coolest thing about the job! If only it can be cast on my H2H by a Rdm party member and have the effectivity as a blm spell, which rdm could probably be the only one who could it (another insane proposal but doable). ;D

Don't make Rdm any more self-sufficient than it already is, they need our help as much as we do theirs'. Peace out!

It's a job that excels at all arts, but other than enfeebling in best at none.

Difference being, as it currently stands RDM is a better nuker than healer by a massive margin. SCH and BLM excel at nuking over RDM, but RDM it does well/decently as it should be. Same is not true of curing.

I wont go into it, but people need to realise Cure V would not suddenly make RDM over-powered, nor will it make it the supreme healer. RDM was never that.

If you go down the list of the best jobs.

BLM - Gains unique and powerful black magic.
WHM - Gains unique and powerful white magic.
SCH - Gains unique and powerful black and white magic but is still behind BLM and WHM.
RDM - Gains Refresh II and Composure. WHM and BLM gain the same enfeebles (RDM's mastery) outside of merits and for the few it lands on can land it on them easily. (And the Merits are the equivalent of giving BLM tier V nukes or WHM Cure V and 'na spells via merits.)