Part of the problem is several years ago, when the game was stagnating around the time WotG came out and it looked like all the jobs the would ever release was released, there were many many Red Mages in allakhazam (this was before the official forums became a 'thing') who argued incessantly about making RDM more melee worthy.

I remember being rated down for suggesting that it wasn't a good idea to go that route and we should ask for enfeebles. Since then RDM got composure, Temper, Tier II enspells. Pretty much the wishlist of the DD RDM of the day.

Given how slowly SE reacts to problems (look at how Summoners have been severely gimped as BSTs leapfrogged them with PDT pets, better pets, pets with TH and pets with way more HP) I wouldn't doubt they kept those player feedback from 07/08 well into 2010 when they were adding new VW content and they decided RDM needed Temper more than a new major enfeeble.