Yet another Red Mage post, but hear me out, please.

[Reynhart]

There is still another issue with elemental weapon. There is not elemental weakness.

You could say that each element could have an additionnal debuff, but then, it would just be "debuffing swords"

Taking into account that the job is a hybrid in concept, the fact that it'd eventually figure out how to combine its various disciplines actually makes a lot of sense.

That's why I'm thinking a DPS role is easier to implement for a Red Mage. You can't be a half-tank or a half-healer. You can be a half DPS providing you bring massive utility to the raid.