Why is RDM invisible right now? Where is the outrage?

[Katie_Kitty]

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?

RDM had both dualcast and raise as far back as FFV so it's not like it's unheard of.

You want Red Mage to be a healer, that's the end-of for your suggestion.

What's clear is that you *want* that to be the end-of for my suggestion, but in reality, no. I don't want RDM to be a healer. I want it to be the versatile caster/fighter hybrid RDM is supposed to be, and that means it should be able to heal. Why do you think "This isn't a game where hybrids work"? There's absolutely no reason why a hybrid should simply not be able to work, that is just an excuse for someone who is either too lazy to make it work or simply doesn't want it to work.

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.

You act like just because RDM has the capability to stand in for a healer that that automatically means every party is going to want a red mage to stand in for a healer. If your argument is "We need to stop Red Mage from being a Red Mage because then everyone would realize our game doesn't actually require two dedicated healers" then you might as well be saying the game should force people to take healers even when they aren't necessary. How is that supposed to be acceptable game design.