Future Roles: Red Mage as a Tank

[Alistaire]

"Evasion tank" is a problem here though, the way fights work you have small regular damage followed by big tank busters. So your evasion tanking is either going to get one-shotted a lot or be severely broken. The closest RDM has been to a tank was in xi where they didn't really have evasion abilities, they had tools to reduce incoming damage and cures, very much like pld. It wouldn't have to be like pld here but no job can really do an "evasion tank" without a complete overhaul of the game.

[Seku]

The closest RDM has been to a tank was in xi

You mean was the tank. Until they killed enmity from enfeeble spells.