Quote Originally Posted by Katie_Kitty View Post
okay soooo I have to ask you then how exactly is FFXIV RDM a Red Mage if the solution is to just get rid of raise? Without raise what we have is just vercure, then stone and aero which are supposed to be our "white magic." I don't like being told that we can't do better damage because of raise either, and apparently actually giving RDM real healing tools is a "bad idea", so in what way is this monstrosity of a class supposed to be a red mage? If we can't actually heal then we don't really use white magic, we're just a weak black mage with a crappy gimmick that's supposed to *represent* the use of white magic and a tacked-on melee combo.
What kind of Red Mage is better at any white magic than White Mage? Why is Red Mage better at casting verraise than White Mage is at casting Raise?

This isn't a game where hybrids work. You want Red Mage to be a healer, that's the end-of for your suggestion. If RDM can stand in for a healer while being a DPS you've put the healer role on suicide watch...more than it already is.