Quote Originally Posted by Duelle View Post
And I'm not asking for it to be better. I'm asking for it to be a viable choice so that a Red Mage that chooses to use his sword can freely do so instead of limiting it to just being a toy for soloing.
I agree. There were better DD choices other than a RDM, but I never saw red mage as a (pure) DD, it was a jack of all trades. I think RDM should be able to be at the front lines hacking away with a sword (maybe see a return of "en" spells like "enfire"). It can be at front lines doing that, but at the same time, enfeebling, curing, weaving in DPS spells here and there, buffing, whichever the party needs. That's the cool thing about RDM, it can fill a lot of roles (just not as well as a class that focuses all of its abilities on that particular role).