Red Mage thread

[mosaicex]

Looks to me like RDM will be the first Job to have both a gap closer (like Plunge) and a distance maker (like Repelling Strike). I think that's what's being described as "high speed positioning". Not so much positioning at flanks or rears, but more a rapid switch between being in melee range and safe spell range.

DRG says hi.

[Madrone]

Yeah DRG's 2 jumps that move them and 1 jump back all have pretty hefty cooldowns, like 60s, 3m, and 3m. I think the expectation is RDM would be able to jump in and out a lot more frequently as a rotationally driven kind of thing. But 30s or less timers on those moves... or cooldown reset functions for them could easily be wrong too. Gotta wait and see.

[Yhximott]

DRG says hi.

DRG can only escape and reduce enmity though, not damage, which is why I mentioned Repelling Strike rather than Elusive Jump. It's this set of in-and-out positioning that i think will be their "positional" characteristic.

My hope is that they'll cast spells from afar to "en" their weapon with stacks of damage boosts or effects that will debuff the enemy on contact, rush in, smash the target with a ton of damage or debuffs, then dash out to start charging again