Quote Originally Posted by Ama_Hamada View Post
If red mage really can do healing like that when the game is out we do not need healers at all, just make premade of tank , dps,dps, RDM
They can't AoE heal. Yoshi-P said they had a test run of it, and while the RDM could heal, the fight didnt go anywhere since they couldnt dps very much :P But hey, its part of the toolkit, better see RDMs healing or we need rage threads on the forums.

Quote Originally Posted by Erys View Post
If the healer can't keep up or is dead, or a party member dies while the tank is going through a tankbuster (needing healer's attention) yes. It's their duty, and to serve as a mana battery if the situation calls for it.
RDM would make a poor mana battery, BLM is probably more where that skill is beneficial, since they have unlimited MP refresh.