Is there any reason to play BLM over RDM now days?

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

RDM is always in demand. How about we nerf their ceiling to be below SMN and bring RDM up? RDM deserves a big trade off for being so easy to play, so it needs to do less damage.

[Dualgunner]

RDM is always in demand.

Not when speedkilling is desired.

How about we nerf their ceiling to be below SMN and bring RDM up? RDM deserves a big trade off for being so easy to play, so it needs to do less damage.

RDM is already in the bottom four as far as DPS averages go. Calm yourself :P

Funny someone named Bahamut Vermillion has no real skin in either the SMN or RDM game, considering the name is the core aspect of both jobs :3

[PrismaticDaybreak]

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I'm just having a little fun, I understand Verraise is a strong feature, but I strongly disagree to anyone saying it's OP by any measure. Sure you can see more mechanics with it, but as you said the advantage only lasts as long as your group is still in the progression stage, at which point BLM damage would overtake RDMs unless you optimize the heck out of your oGCD's including CaC and Displacement and even a great RDM can only really hope to match or come within 50-100 DPS below a good BLM.

[PrismaticDaybreak]

Are you seriously on this again man? Most people agree that simplicity should not equal less damage. Otherwise you could make the argument that at least half of the other dps classes deserve less damage. And out of fun, I did a clean sweep through each savage group I saw on PF, guess how many reserved RDM spots I saw? Actually 0.

[Dualgunner]

To add, on Halicarnassus' fight, Red Mage is actually in the bottom two with Summoner blazing ahead to fourth place.

[PrismaticDaybreak]

To add, on Halicarnassus' fight, Red Mage is actually in the bottom two with Summoner blazing ahead to fourth place.

Oh yeah, can't use CaC and Displacement there aggressively unless you're megavigilant, the positioning in it is so crucial.

[Dualgunner]

Oh yeah, can't use CaC and Displacement there aggressively unless you're megavigilant, the positioning in it is so crucial.

I'm still in progression on it, my group only raids twice a week sadly.

It's ridiculous trying to find a good time to CaC/Displace. One of the best I've found so far is on first Spellblade Fire when she attaches you with a vine to a tank/healer, just displace away for an instant vinebreak.

[PrismaticDaybreak]

I'm still in progression on it, my group only raids twice a week sadly.

It's ridiculous trying to find a good time to CaC/Displace. One of the best I've found so far is on first Spellblade Fire when she attaches you with a vine to a tank/healer, just displace away for an instant vinebreak.

I love doing that, right after a DC when the GCD is still ticking and lines up perfectly, so nice.

[MelvinK]

RDM is always in demand. How about we nerf their ceiling to be below SMN and bring RDM up? RDM deserves a big trade off for being so easy to play, so it needs to do less damage.

Good luck, yoshi confirmed they r not balancing class based on difficulty. Different class has different flavour and pick what you like

[MelvinK]

Also people keep bringing up idea verraise is OP. If u r raiding current deltascape savage V2 onward, a few death u can consider a wipe no matter how good is ur raise will be as you will hit enrage. Veraise is only good for practicing the fight which can be compensated by having more pulls for group without RDM so whats your point? U make it sound like having verraise allow group kill boss quicker which is ridiculous, not at our current level of gear ilevel.