[Petition] We want Red Mage!

[Sfarzoso]

We do want Red Mage because Red Mage is awesome! Make it cool too this time, more then just refresh!

Like if you support this!

Well, some of us may not know what a red mage does. So maybe you should explain the role. Thus broadening the appeal.

So true! Not everyone is a Final Fantasy online Veteran!

Refference: http://wiki.ffxiclopedia.org/wiki/Red_Mage
Ah red mage usally conbimes a certain combo of red magic and black magic it's own way. It also have some unique spells of its own that is White or Black but only used by the red mage. Usally it is your debuffer / support class that may also melee up to front with a melee weapon! Such as a sword or rapier. Basically it is the most appealing form of Magic and Melee put together!

[Duelle]

My sig. Read it. Blah blah blah.

[BlackShroudMercs]

Well, some of us may not know what a red mage does. So maybe you should explain the role. Thus broadening the appeal.

[Genesiser]

If they made it play like an enh shaman from wow I'd be all over it. You know, a quick melee type that shoots out quick spells off maelstrom procs that aren't super powerful but add up. I don't see why that would be a bad design seeing as they use rapiers and aren't known for giant nukes.

[EA9Sol]

Yes, SE! Make this happen. I'e be all over this class like no tomorrow. I love red mage and it would be awesome if this was one of the next set of jobs we get.

[KrazyKupo]

I miss RDM so much!!!! /signed please bring this to us!

[Duelle]

If they made it play like an enh shaman from wow I'd be all over it. You know, a quick melee type that shoots out quick spells off maelstrom procs that aren't super powerful but add up. I don't see why that would be a bad design seeing as they use rapiers and aren't known for giant nukes.

I'd base it on the 3.0 ret paladin. Enhance has always had a history of RNG reliance. That and the fact you needed to run combat simulations to figure out if a piece of gear was an upgrade or not was always a major turn-off for me.

Well, some of us may not know what a red mage does. So maybe you should explain the role. Thus broadening the appeal.

Here's where the divide rears its head.

The FFXI RDM community was split between people who loved quick party invites and didn't care about the job being a hybrid yet being funneled into one role. Others were upset that they were sold a hybrid magic swordsman but ended up being cycle mage and even at one point ousting white mages as healers (AKA "the hybrid bait and switch").

Seeing the limitations of the armoury system, a 33/33/33 melee/white magic/black magic Red Mage like in FF1 would NOT work. You'd still need to tie the job to a class, and seeing how SE has gone out of its way to differentiate RDM from other sword-users by aligning them to rapiers, it would make sense to give them their own base class and go from there. As far as role, modern MMOs push hybrids into one of the three trinity roles, and given that RDMs aren't the hardiest of individuals I'd push them to melee DPS with utility spells. RDM doesn't fit as a tank and it certainly doesn't fit as a healer.

[JonLuso]

I wanna be able to use Refresh and Haste again. Wait... that'll mean I'll be a Cycle Mage again. =(

Oh well! Gimme that Temper, too, while you're at it!

[Naberrie]

I think the reason we likely won't get RDM is that he has no definable role. He's not strictly DD. He's not strictly a healer. What would he queue as in DF?

[Wavytiger]

not sure what job will be kinda like archer/bard, but my guess is musketeer --> rdm/corsair

I think the reason we likely won't get RDM is that he has no definable role. He's not strictly DD. He's not strictly a healer. What would he queue as in DF?

it would be a DD, like the bard is, the bard wasnt a DD is 11, but is now, so they have shown they can change it up.