BLM seems to have been left in the dust (and raise MUST BE removed on SMN/RDM)

[Nalien]

Yeah no. Class balance matters and taking the only thing that makes RDM stand out and giving it to BLM too makes caster balance even worse than it already is. The game should be going the opposite direction by making RDM the only DPS with the ability to raise. You want raises from DPS then you sacrifice some damage by bring rdm instead of summoner. Balance.

I'd really rather Red Mages identity not be dictated by people messing up, personally... "For prog then tossed aside for something stronger once we know the mechanics" ain't ideal either. Raise really shouldn't be a part of class balance, either all Casters should have it, or none should. It's not an interesting niche to have, nor is it even a useful one in ideal circumstances.

That said, even if all Casters had Raise, Red Mage is still the superior pick for actually using it, purely by virtue of the Dualcast mechanic.