But it's a sword.

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By your logic the WAR action bars should be completely empty and PLD should only have the Cover skill.

WAR is different than Berserker too. And PLD than Knight lol. But Red Mage is Red Mage, and as always in the series, except for XI that I didn't play and don't know how that worked, they're Mages with Swords to support their damage.

Mystic Knights don't have access to ranged options, heals or utility. Hence why they had to make up a lot of stuff to turn them into Rune Fencers in FFXI.

I know, but that's why I think people's complaint about RDM doesn't make a lot of sense. They're asking for a mix of Mystick Knights and Red Mages, and neither of them would fit the description people are asking for (a 50% fighter 50% mage).

If people want to complain that the job is boring, that's OK. But saying that the job makes no sense regarding the series is the thing I'm criticizing.