Concept for a Magic Melee DPS

[Katie_Kitty]

I like the idea of a magic Melee. and no it wouldn't compete with RDM because it would be a melee.... so dont worry about that.
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It wouldn't compete for raid spots with Red Mage but what it would do is guarantee that RDM's melee abilities will never be expanded upon. It would also be far stronger overall and steal players away from RDM who want a spellsword type class. Paired up with the curse of verraise, RDM risks becoming essentially a dead job.

Red Mage isn't really the same as Mystic Knight. Red Mage is traditionally a caster. Traditionally as a Red Mage you will always, always be casting spells.

Could've fooled me. In prior games one of my favorite parts of RDM was being able to use it as a physical attacker as well as a caster.

Versatility is a big part of being a Red Mage, and creating a new class based on magical melee damage risks restricting the job to a pure caster role which is kind of the opposite.