It's like I said, of course RDM CAN do those things. But while your RDM is buffing itself so that it can actually be effective in melee, your other melees have already had their turns and are way ahead of the RDM in damage. So what's the point? Anytime I've ever used a RDM in any of those games, it's always been my ONLY healer, because that is the most effective use you can get out of it. When it doesn't have to heal, it can cast buffs and debuffs, or nukes. That's what a real red mage is.