Red Mage Gear - DoM or DoW?

[Radacci]

I would rather all classes have original sets so they keep their identity. Get rid of DoW and DoM please SE.

that would be nice, and require them to design 20x more armors, which isn't going to happen, since they are already copy-pasting armors cross-role, and recoloring old gear.

[GMERC]

since they are already copy-pasting armors cross-role, and recoloring old gear.

Neither of which are bad things.

[Duelle]

it's a caster job, why would it use dex??

Because a lot of gear that was given to BRD/MCH suits RDM's aesthetic incredibly well (WoD aiming set, for example).

mages need to be in melee range for raid mechanics (stacking) so they should get def boost then? not gonna happen.
there's no danger in being in melee range unless you're tanking, and RDM isn't tank, so they don't need def boost.

This entirely hinges on how the mobility skills we saw affect gameplay. If the mobility skills are along the lines of Elusive Jump/Repelling Shot, then you won't be using them much and can afford to not have any bonuses to defense or mitigation. If the gameplay of the job is built around getting to range to cast spells because of some bullshit mechanic that makes those spells full potency at range, that's another story.

[hagare]

Hmmmm....
Logic dictates that it'll share gear with other DoMs.

But can you imagine the aesthetic of it. RDM don't usually have the same aesthetic as other casters. So either they make a new type of gear to match their own aesthetic outside of artifact, or they just make them share DoM gears and don't care about the aesthetic because glamour.

Or they make future shared DoM gear more varied for the sake of aesthetics.

[Averax]

For some reason they refused to comment when asked. Maybe they don't quite have it worked out yet

[FeliAiko]

So what if RDM has a diff aesthetic to the other casters?

SMNs have had to deal with sharing gear that suits BLMs appearance wise, and likewise SCHs with WHM, MCH with BRD, DRK with the other tanks, etc. RDM is unlikely to be the exception here. Like the other Jobs they'll get their AF gear and beyond that will share Caster gear like SMN/BLM do, regardless of design.

[Deedsie]

I suspect it will have its own line of equipment the way Ninja does. Those saying it will share "caster" equipment with Black Mage and Summoner fail to see that Red Mage is both a caster AND a fighter. From that angle, the idea that it will share the same equipment as them is nonsensical.

[EdwinLi]

I am just guessing it is DoM type.

Everything now is just a opinion until the actual release anyways.

[Derio]

Guessing it's main stat is INT?

[hagare]

So what if RDM has a diff aesthetic to the other casters?

SMNs have had to deal with sharing gear that suits BLMs appearance wise, and likewise SCHs with WHM, MCH with BRD, DRK with the other tanks, etc. RDM is unlikely to be the exception here. Like the other Jobs they'll get their AF gear and beyond that will share Caster gear like SMN/BLM do, regardless of design.

because RDM has a different combat style *supposedly*
They weave in and out of melee range as they do spells and skills.
Robes just aren't suited for that kind of combat style.

BLM and SMN have similar aesthetic since they are both mainly turret casters. Even if SMNs are less so.
But I can see them taking the easy way out in just not caring about aesthetics outside of AF gear.
Because again, glamours.