Either SMN and RDM should lose their Raise or BLM should get a Raise.

[Llugen]

...I explain exactly that in the following sentences. Should probably read the whole post before replying bit by bit.

If your healer is dead or locked out Vercure can absolutely carry the group to victory, and in case you haven't done progression on RDM, a well-timed Vercure or two can and will absolutely save the party from wiping (read: "carry" to victory), so your argument is very short-sighted on this front. Healer just died and incoming tank buster/need to heal up Walking Dead, etc? You bet your ass Vercure can save the party. Even during downtime, Vercure can help healers top everyone off during GCO or during The Decisive Battle, there are LOADS of uses for Vercure outside of just "insulting the healers' intelligence" when you should be doing damage.

I'm not interested in having a "conversation" with anyone that doesn't acknowledge the suggestion (note all the people saying "hurdur don't give blm raise plz muh uptime loss of dmg want more 'splosions"), and this entire thread is about why BLM should either have raise or no caster role members should have raise, so I won't apologize for repeating myself on the topic until I get a legitimate critique of the idea. These people (devs included) don't seem to realize that raise does not have to function the way that it currently does on all jobs, as a GCD that requires a high amount of MP and a long cast time. Let's change that. Oh, and I should note that I'm not trying to call you out specifically for not acknowledging recast idea, only those who don't seem to be interested in acknowledging it.




Lastly, whether or not I dislike the job (RDM) is only minimally relevant; I only want to not be "forced" to play the job, and for others not to be forced NOT to play the job. A fix on this/these fronts can and will solve this dilemma. Let the RDMs play RDM and let the BLMs play BLM; don't force each to play the other.


EDIT: In reply to the below comment (since I've already run out of forum posts for the day, apparently, and the forum doesn't save your written response when you receive this error), I will apologize for coming off as brash. I am very passionate about the issues with the caster role, and as a player who has played it at the high end basically since launch I have done a LOT of thinking about the role and its shortcomings. Also, I'm notorious for submitting my responses and then editing them after I realize I could have said something better or more succinctly or that something came off in a bad way, so please do re-read this post as I edited it several times before seeing your response.