Path of the Sword Choice [SAM or RDM]

[Vorx]

RDM, even though it won't melee and is a ranged caster.

RDMs are both range and melee. They attack with the sword and use magic as extra attacks or "special attacks"

[Mhaeric]

RDMs are both range and melee. They attack with the sword and use magic as extra attacks or "special attacks"

It's not really going to melee as much as jump in to do an occasional attack from melee then jump/move back out to normal caster territory. I.e. most of their cycle will be done as a caster with melee punctuation here and there. I.e. it's going to feel and play very much more like a BLM/SMN than a MNK/DRG/NIN/SAM.

[Seferex]

It's not really going to melee as much as jump in to do an occasional attack from melee then jump/move back out to normal caster territory. I.e. most of their cycle will be done as a caster with melee punctuation here and there. I.e. it's going to feel and play very much more like a BLM/SMN than a MNK/DRG/NIN/SAM.

It may be true... But this time i want to hope that SE is going to make something cool..... Like cast spells till you are out of mp, then jump in and go melee till you have MP back, jump out and cast again...
If its going to be just a blm with jumps and elusive jump, will be a damn waste

[Vorx]

It may be true... But this time i want to hope that SE is going to make something cool..... Like cast spells till you are out of mp, then jump in and go melee till you have MP back, jump out and cast again...
If its going to be just a blm with jumps and elusive jump, will be a damn waste

they need to do something, MP and SP are to separated right now. Even back in FFXI you have abilities that would use both. Why give players both if they don't even use the one? Makes no sense.

[Seferex]

they need to do something, MP and SP are to separated right now. Even back in FFXI you have abilities that would use both. Why give players both if they don't even use the one? Makes no sense.

Whats the problem? Using MP for cast spells and use TP for melee actions just to take full mp again, and you can just give any EN-(fire/ice/lighting) effect to allow to use INT for melee attacks.

What really makes no sense, is to have just a blm/smn's close that just jump in/out sometimes only cause they wield a rapier.....

[Vorx]

Whats the problem? Using MP for cast spells and use TP for melee actions just to take full mp again, and you can just give any EN-(fire/ice/lighting) effect to allow to use INT for melee attacks

Completely missed what i was saying..

[Seferex]

Completely missed what i was saying..

Then what you mean? What is not making sense? O.o

[Stitches1974]

RDMs are both range and melee. They attack with the sword and use magic as extra attacks or "special attacks"

No they're not. They're a ranged caster only.

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F: Will Red Mage’s auto attack be melee or ranged?
Y: It is a range job,

[Radacci]

No they're not. They're a ranged caster only.

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F: Will Red Mage’s auto attack be melee or ranged?
Y: It is a range job,

not only, you can see in job trailer, that it has melee skills as well, but most of its skills will be ranged.

[Stitches1974]

not only, you can see in job trailer, that it has melee skills as well, but most of its skills will be ranged.

I think Yoshi would have stated that, if that was the case, but he clearly stated a ranged job. And in the RDM showing, it shows the RDM casting a spell which gives the animation of the light line hitting the mob, followed by the "melee attack". Looks like a spell animation to me. Also the RDM will be using caster gear, if it has any melee attacks, what will give them melee attack power?