Quote Originally Posted by Seriha View Post
Untrue. Other jobs had soloed most other things RDM had, oftentimes more quickly. Holding back a job from updates because you fear they'll solo other new things is folly. Rather, if SE is afraid of someone soloing their new precious NM, they need to design it so you can't. Rage timers, regens, regains, limited combat area, draw-in, fixing pinning, shadow-passing TP moves or ranged attacks, etc..



Not really. BRDs and CORs were superior refreshers back in the day, and anyone who felt RDMs healed better than WHMs had only dealt with bad WHMs (Who only got more powerful with /SCH and Solace/Misery). Slow and Para could also be handled by WHMs, so the low-man argument is kinda moot since I doubt people tried thanks to the RDM TP burn bandwagon. Put simply, the job isn't needed for anything now and in its current incarnation is basically third-rate everything, if not worse (especially in the melee department).

There's some justified concern floating around. Sure, you'll get the trolling counterpoints to try and goad people into fights about it, but people aren't inviting RDMs to proc, main heal over WHMs in Abyssea, buff whore, nuke, melee, or even solo crap for them. And if they are, it's a last resort kind of deal or other primary roles are covered. Regardless, no job should have to solo to try and adhere to its concept.
RDM is the least of your worries then, since essentially MNK RDM THF PLD DRK RNG BST BRD SMN DRG SAM NIN COR SCH DNC aren't needed for anything.

In the end all you really need is a WAR a NIN and a WHM and you can get everything the game has to offer right now.

RDM on the other hand brings a LOT to the table. Slow II is up to 12% more potent than Slow, Paralyze II is also retardedly powerful. Yeah, BRD is better, and it always has been to some extent. Don't get ahead of yourself saying that RDM really needs something to pick up the slack, because in reality it doesn't. It's still as powerful as it was back at 75, same as BRD and COR. You just don't NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEED refresh anymore.

Plus now with the right atma it can do Blizzard IV that can compare with Freeze II (Since they can refresh themselves they don't need to burn an atma on refresh).