Praise for RDM design

I've been playing RDM since release, I have to say who ever came up with idea for Resolution & Magick Barrier is a genius! i love them! i love optimizing my position on multiple monsters for it in difficult fight and dungeons, and it feels amazing to do and use, esp. when combining animation like Resolution and Corps-a-corps looks so cool! lfeels ike a super gap close! tried coming up with rotation to loop that lol

I was worried before release, then i saw the job action trailer and was blown away! I enjoyed Shadowbringers version of RDM, and EndWalker RDM is the best it's ever been! thank you who ever was in charge of RDM! Hope yall have awesome day!

Have to give shout to design too.

I tried RDM in Stormblood and found it quite boring.
I had to raid caster in ShB, and chose SMN because it was still more fun, althou some changes made RDM better.

Currently, it is much more engaging gameplay than SMN and possibly one of best designs in game, because you are presented with lot of choices.
The key ability that caused this, is IMO change to Manafication and changes in gains of B/W mana and melee combo cost.

PS: unpopular opinion:
The Magick Barrier was not needed and is way too OP.
I will of course use it to my advantage, but there was no reason for solid caster DPS - which RDM is now - to have extra raid mitigation.
Unless SE is planning to give all jobs something useful and distinguishing from their role partners. In which case SMN is still in queue I guess.

I mained RDM in SB. In ShB I still played it coz it was my comfort class that I knew how to play best but I got kinda bored of it.
The changes in EW though made me feel in love with the class again. Just generally feels great to play. It's still a rather simple & basic job but it just feels great and now you have more options & freedom overall.

Resolution feels cool, the multiple stacks of mobility feel great to have. I love how Magick Barrier leans into the supportive aspect of RDM and it's great to see they're not forgetting RDM is a jack of all trades class. It's not "just" damage.
I love new Manafication as well and it lines up perfectly for buff burst phases.

My favourite change overall though isthe Acceleration change. Feels great to get this proc whenever you need or on demand mobility for when you need to move a bit longer.
The job is in it's best state ever. Just amazing.

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Originally Posted by RylaBee

Unless SE is planning to give all jobs something useful and distinguishing from their role partners. In which case SMN is still in queue I guess.

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SMN already gets two different Phoenix HoTs, one oGCD, one as a side effect of its rotation.

Overall pretty happy with where RDM is now. It now feels like the jack-of-all-trades it was in FF1, up to and including being excellent at melee into addition to flinging spells of both primary schools of magic.

This iteration is definitely top notch. In ShB I also did sometimes feel boredom as I wait forever to cross that 80/80 threshold and then it ends in an instant and it's back to the old boring dualcasting rhythm. EW RDM just feels so much more alive. I'm so glad I chose to main RDM this expansion as well.

Magic Barrier also made me feel a lot more useful than just being a less powerful Black Mage, when there are nobody to raise.

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Originally Posted by RylaBee

Unless SE is planning to give all jobs something useful and distinguishing from their role partners. In which case SMN is still in queue I guess.

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RDM gives up the ability to have a personal defensive CD in order to have it. SMN gets the raidwide defensive heal, the one player targeted defensive heal, and a personal barrier heal on a short cooldown. BLM just gets the personal barrier cooldown.

That's your differentiation.

This expansion I'm enjoying casters (Might actually give BLM a go.), but I need to find a way to optimize RDM. I'm finding myself falling down the threat list and I'm a bit embarrassed being used to melee.

Also, after Crit, do you use spell speed or go Direct Hit? Figured it'd be DH due to the nature of how RDM works but I'm getting conflicting advice all over the place.

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Originally Posted by Gruntler

RDM gives up the ability to have a personal defensive CD in order to have it. SMN gets the raidwide defensive heal, the one player targeted defensive heal, and a personal barrier heal on a short cooldown. BLM just gets the personal barrier cooldown.

That's your differentiation.

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You mean the "raid defensive heal" that you cannot choose when to use? And what do you mean by "targeted defense heal"? Do you mean physick? I surely hope not.

Angry summoner noises T.T