Perhaps the sarcasm as unwarranted, I'm just a bitter cynic. However, I'm fairly certain that realism doesn't include backup tanking or swinging swords in party situations. Perhaps you have friends who allow you to do these things, but the reality is that most people don't. I could go on but I don't want to derail this thread any further, I made a separate thread for that purpose.

Does anyone have any other suggestions for spells they would like Red Mage to have?