Quote Originally Posted by ManaKing View Post
The only reason I don't agree with you is that I think SCH should be it's own class. It stops me from ever thinking I should be a back line mage. If i wanted to be a casting RDM from the back row, I would play SCH. I really do believe that everyone should have their own class that is just tons of fun to play. I'm not going to take anything away from another class.
SCH is still my favorite job to play and by no means do I want to take anything away from it. And you can certainly justify a spell + spell SC ability based on the Battle Tactician title. My problem is that I keep seeing all these abilities that seemed for a long time to be "missing" from RDM added to other jobs. I wanted Spell + WS = SC forever on RDM before BLU came out, so reading Chain Affinity in 2006 was my first wtf moment in this regard. After that it just kept happening: enfeebling weapon strikes on DNC, Enlight to PLD and Endark to DRK, then self SC with spells alone on SCH.

I don't want these things taken away from those jobs by any means. It's just annoying to see anything and everything I thought would be cool for RDM going to other jobs. Now let me be clear, I'm not at home fuming. In fact, it's more funny than anything now, because I know someone at SE is laughing all the way to the bank as they tempt me to level BLU, DNC and SCH. And they got me with BLU and SCH so far! Seriously that's the reasoning I'm going with because with god mode, every barrier being removed and almost every job able to solo what RDM could, I don't buy the "RDM would be too powerful" excuse anymore.

The worst part is it makes me reluctant to talk about any wish list items on the RDM board like Reflect, Runic, Double Cast, etc., because I know in August I'll be reading:

Runic: PLD 91
Double Cast: PUP 93
Haste 2: RDM 91

I'd quit. Then come back again. But I won't level PLD or PUP!