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

[Katie_Kitty]

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.

Believe me, I'd be more than happy if RDM was more about dealing big damage and didn't have to worry about being defined purely by its raise. But RDM standing out for its raise is the vision the devs seem to have for the job so I'd prefer it not be diluted by allowing more classes to raise as well. Keeping RDM damage lower than BLM and SMN while simultaneously expanding the number of jobs that can raise is pretty much a worst-case scenario for RDM.

[Nalien]

Believe me, I'd be more than happy if RDM was more about dealing big damage and didn't have to worry about being defined purely by its raise. But RDM standing out for its raise is the vision the devs seem to have for the job so I'd prefer it not be diluted by allowing more classes to raise as well. Keeping RDM damage lower than BLM and SMN while simultaneously expanding the number of jobs that can raise is pretty much a worst-case scenario for RDM.

Why would they balance it like that though, if they gave everyone Raise? If they abandon the (silly) idea of Red Mage being a Raise Mage, and just make that a standard thing across Casters, they'd also have to rebalance the Jobs... That just goes without saying, surely? Either Red Mage would see a damage buff to bring it more in line with Black Mage and Summoner, or it would have some different form of utility added, which can hopefully be a tad more interesting than Raise.