Quote Originally Posted by NovaBismarck View Post
I get rez costing smn and rdm a little in dps, but overall it's more trouble than it's worth. Embolden/vercure and devotion should count against caster dps as utility. Smn's phoenix regen is still laughable as far as utility, it's a novelty at best. Sure, as utility sometimes it lines up and works, but a lot of the time, it's wasted. I am constantly watching the party to make sure no one is going down. On rdm, keeping an eye on the tank's health as well.
Forgive me if I sound elitist, but...

You're playing Red Mage in a very suboptimal way if you're "constantly watching the party to make sure no one is going down." You're not a healer, it's not your job. Vercure isn't an off-global cooldown that otherwise costs nothing to cast; casting vercure costs anywhere between 305.44 to 421.64 potency because in the moments you're casting Vercure, you're not casting a damage spell. By stretching to try to handle the healer's job for them, you're actively working against your own job of doing damage. Vercure's best use right now is to get a dualcast ready for when the boss returns from downtime.

For the sake of argument though, let's say we do count it as utility. Well, RDM still shouldn't be taxed for having it, simply because using it comes with a tax. A tax of 306 to 422 potency. It's a stretch to say RDM should be double taxed for Verraise, but it's absolutely beyond the pale to suggest they should be double taxed for Vercure.