Cure V

[Dale]

No RDM doesn't need Cure V, Cure IV is already vastly superior and RDM gets that.

If you want a better healing role then what you need it Curaga III and for that to happen SE would need to make it level 49 WHM.

And before you start whining and crying here are the differences between Cure III / IV and V.

Cure III = Base cure power 70, Cure power HP hard cap 340
Cure IV = Base cure power 140, Cure power HP hard cap 640
Cure V = Base cure power 210, Cure power HP hard cap 780

Cure I ~ IV cure power is 1 Healing Magic Skill = 1 Cure power, Cure V is 5 Healing Magic Skill = 1 Cure power. This has the effect of making cure power harder to cap on Cure V then on the lower spells. And here is the sucker punch, RDM has trouble hitting Cure power cap on those lower spells because it's natural C- Healing Magic skill. In order for me to hit cure power cap as RDM/WHM I need to wear a lot of Vanya gear and work Cure potency in other slots, where as on WHM it's laughably easy to cap cure power.

So if SE magically gave RDM Cure V, you all would be extremely disappointed and would still suck at doing your job. Those big numbers you see WHM do are a result of JP, Cure Potency II and so much natural Healing Magic Skill that they can easily pile on MND to raise Cure power for Cure V. Also they naturally go /SCH and get the weather bonus while RDM is forced to choose /SCH weather and LA goodiness or /WHM for Curaga II / Stona / AoE barspells. Needing Cure V is an argument from over five years ago when Cure IV healed for 450 HP and people in Abyssea had 3000 HP. The cure formula adjustments for Cure I ~ IV were targeted at fixing Single Target healing on non-WHM jobs.

I tend to agree.

Where Red Mage falls down in the healing department is it's lack of effective AoE healing. Accession has too long of a recast to be dependable and curaga II just doesn't cut it in a lot of fights. So giving Red mage cure V would solve nothing that I can see. This job is already an excellent single target healer.

Now giving Red Mage the higher tier regens could make a real difference. So would giving them curaga III like you suggested.

I'm not sure I would support such improvements though despite their usefulness. The Red Mage is not meant to be a primary healing class and should not be able to rival let's say a White mage considering that is suppose to be their specialty.

Though I used to oppose this - I would settle for making spells like Haste II,Refresh III and Temper area spells so we can function more effectively as a support class.

[saevel]

I tend to agree.

Where Red Mage falls down in the healing department is it's lack of effective AoE healing. Accession has too long of a recast to be dependable and curaga II just doesn't cut it in a lot of fights. So giving Red mage cure V would solve nothing that I can see. This job is already an excellent single target healer.

Now giving Red Mage the higher tier regens could make a real difference. So would giving them curaga III like you suggested.

I'm not sure I would support such improvements though despite their usefulness. The Red Mage is not meant to be a primary healing class and should not be able to rival let's say a White mage considering that is suppose to be their specialty.

Though I used to oppose this - I would settle for making spells like Haste II,Refresh III and Temper area spells so we can function more effectively as a support class.

Well I was only discussing the Cure V component, in reality there needs to be a whole batch of adjustments for the three healing jobs.

Curaga (WHM) III -> Level 49
Erase II (WHM) -> Level 99 -> Removes multiple buffs based on enfeebling magic skill
Dispell II (RDM) -> Level 99 -> Removes multiple debuffs based on healing magic skill
Light Arts (SCH) -> effects enabled even if sub but only at the subs level.
Regen III (RDM added)
Accession works on Haste naturally

Now we've created a unique meta between WHM, SCH and RDM. WHM gets the LA boosts from /SCH along with the unique ability to remove multiple debuffs. RDM gets Regen III and has to choose between /WHM's Curaga III and /SCH's Regen potency and Arts. SCH's get to choose between the utility of /RDM and the power of Curaga III from /WHM. All three jobs become able to heal both melee and tank orientated parties but with a different set of Pro's and Con's that the group will need to tailor it's strategy around. RDM healer could provide Haste II enabling the BRD to sing a different song for the second haste, and the RDM would provide enfeebling support, but the RDM's barspells (BIG reason to use WHM) aren't as powerful and they are going to need MP support as the fight drags on. SCH's can provide powerful regen effects along with having cheaper spells and native access to weather boosts but like RDM have weaker barspells. WHM's still king of absolute healing with the ability to remove multiple debuffs from party members.

[Dale]

Well I was only discussing the Cure V component, in reality there needs to be a whole batch of adjustments for the three healing jobs.

Curaga (WHM) III -> Level 49
Erase II (WHM) -> Level 99 -> Removes multiple buffs based on enfeebling magic skill
Dispell II (RDM) -> Level 99 -> Removes multiple debuffs based on healing magic skill
Light Arts (SCH) -> effects enabled even if sub but only at the subs level.
Regen III (RDM added)
Accession works on Haste naturally

Now we've created a unique meta between WHM, SCH and RDM. WHM gets the LA boosts from /SCH along with the unique ability to remove multiple debuffs. RDM gets Regen III and has to choose between /WHM's Curaga III and /SCH's Regen potency and Arts. SCH's get to choose between the utility of /RDM and the power of Curaga III from /WHM. All three jobs become able to heal both melee and tank orientated parties but with a different set of Pro's and Con's that the group will need to tailor it's strategy around. RDM healer could provide Haste II enabling the BRD to sing a different song for the second haste, and the RDM would provide enfeebling support, but the RDM's barspells (BIG reason to use WHM) aren't as powerful and they are going to need MP support as the fight drags on. SCH's can provide powerful regen effects along with having cheaper spells and native access to weather boosts but like RDM have weaker barspells. WHM's still king of absolute healing with the ability to remove multiple debuffs from party members.

I like your ideas for a dispel II that removes multiple enhancements. I also don't see the harm in giving Red Mage Regen III. So I can get behind those suggestions.

Giving Red Mage access to Curaga III however I hesitate on - because that would make Red Mage an effective AoE healer when they are already powerful healers in their own right. For example: I'm not sure I would have ever bothered to level my White Mage if I could AoE heal well enough on my Red Mage.