I DON'T like Stormblood RDM

[Wayfinder3]

I didn't read everything because I honestly don't think I have a leg to stand on. But, please, we can't let the "meta" consume us, and a lot of what I saw is nothing but fitting g RDM into the Meta. We make the Meta work for us, not the other way around.

Has nothing to do with meta, it's purely based on disparities and RDMs kit not interacting properly with the RNG nature of it's burst window, the lack of resource control and the over/inconsistent taxation of verraise. i didn't drop the term meta in my post once because thats not my goal here

If it's a simple, "I feel weak and would like a potency buff" or "my rotation feel too complex for the amount of damage I do" those are good examples of wanting balanced gameplay. The second we start talking about "removing this skill for balance" or "using this skill is a DPS loss" or "you play X for prog and Y for farm" we're letting the Meta take hold and "control" us.

The problem is that, asking for these things usually bring Verraise to the forefront, if you look at this post. i deliberately made verraise a side topic in this discussion because the community can only ever talk about it and ignores all other aspects of rdm plays besides their percieved difficulty. Still what this thread devolved into is verraise this or that and the rotational issues i discussed are completely overshadowed. Verraise is actually toxic as the community can't seem to look past the skill and lacks the ability to quantify it's usefulness beyond when it COULD work as opposed to when it CAN'T. As a result, RDM is stuck in a limbo because nobody is willing to discuss any aspects of the job and all issues are generally met with Verraise. There is no progression here, only a circle jerk of "This is bad, and doesn't feel good" and "But Verraise..."