Disembowel: Please Fix this Mess

[NoctusT]

IIRC 3 out of the top 10 groups run SMN which is nice, hope it gets some love. But yeah this double ranged stuff has been around for too long. I hope this thread gets more attention.

That said, RDM is already THE prog caster so I don't see why you'd want to buff the damage. It's rezzes are really strong.

[HyoMinPark]

That said, RDM is already THE prog caster so I don't see why you'd want to buff the damage. It's rezzes are really strong.

Your statement answered your question—RDM is useful for prog, but beyond that, it serves no use. If people aren’t dying, Verraise is a useless skill and a useless utility. Embolden is a ridiculously weak utility that doesn’t even benefit other casters, and RDM does less damage than an equally skilled BRD unless that BRD doesn’t have a DRG (and even then, BRD is really close to beating RDM). RDM’s utility is no where near BRD’s; the two are not remotely comparable, so why should RDM have lower utility AND personal damage?

[Bourne_Endeavor]

That said, RDM is already THE prog caster so I don't see why you'd want to buff the damage. It's rezzes are really strong.

Because once people stop dying, Red Mage is woefully weaker than any of its range counterparts. It cannot measure close to the damage Black Mage or Summoner offer and lacks the utility of Bard or Machinist. Basically, the better the group gets, the less valuable Red Mage becomes.