Runic, (Can I have it?)

[Daniel_Hatcher]

They are also weak in the tanking department, but that's neither here nor there.

No they're not!

PLD is only not used as a tank because it doesn't deal enough DMG to justify having.

1 WHM can keep any DD alive inside or outside of abyssea so it's more beneficial to have 5 DD's then 4 DD's and a PLD. Where you got your idea they are weak tanking I do not know, PLD are still the best at mitigating DMG, it's just not needed.

[Supersun]

Let me rephrase that

Reduces 10% of all magical damage taken and converts it into MP.


Obviously 100% would be nice but that might be slightly broken on a JT :P

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Also there are other ways to fix Paladin besides making it do more damage.

[ManaKing]

Let me rephrase that

Reduces 10% of all magical damage taken and converts it into MP.


Obviously 100% would be nice but that might be slightly broken on a JT :P

Nope. 100% sounds perfect! ~.^ Get on it.

[Merton9999]

I like this version of Runic, Supersun. It's useful, simple, and gives me a nostalgic ability without being poo-pooed as too overpowered to implement. Also, in a sense, you could look at it as bouncing the mob's nuke back at them. If you make the MP absorption rate high enough, you'd have enough additional mana from a Runic use to nuke back in the traditional sense.

It does lack the melee encouragement, teamwork aspect, and the concept of taking hate for other mages, though. And there's something FFVI-esque I'd miss if I wasn't required to be wielding a sword to activate Runic! I'd ideally like to see SE work with the other Runic suggestions here in whatever balanced manner they need to.

In any case, I'd still make it a JA instead of a JT, so you have to time it. The other problem I have is that in this version it does sound more like a PLD ability. However, they do have a "Converts damage to MP" on their AF3 head already. Let's hope SE takes one thing RDMs are asking for and doesn't redirect it to another job.

[Supersun]

Let's hope SE takes one thing RDMs are asking for and doesn't redirect it to another job.

Get used to it lol

[Merton9999]

Sadly I already am. If it continues to happen on the road to 99, though, at some point my reaction will turn from eye-rolling to demanding monetary compensation!

[Seriha]

Sadly I already am. If it continues to happen on the road to 99, though, at some point my reaction will turn from eye-rolling to demanding monetary compensation!

Get in line. :<

[Daniel_Hatcher]

Also there are other ways to fix Paladin besides making it do more damage.

It already can reduce more than the 50% DMG cap.
Getting and holding hate can be troublesome but not impossible.
Their main and easiest issue to fix is to up their damage including the now weak Atonement.

But anyway, this is a RDM thread so my bad.