Red Mage: Potential adjustments

[Rongway]

You missed the part where I said it was "shadow strikes". Not clones.

They might as well be the same thing.

Anyway, nice to know people aren't open minded. Kinda sad really. New ideas should be welcome and debated,

I didn't say, "I don't like your idea. It's stupid."

I said no thanks, and then explained why not.

not shot down because you're set in your ways with your comfort zone.

There's a difference between "set in your ways with your comfort zone" and "the job is rotationally perfect". I'm more than happy to consider changes that take me out of my comfort zone if they are necessary to improve the job. Right now, RDM has no need of such changes, least of all one that belongs squarely within NIN's thematic demesne.

As RDMs are fencing mages, you could maybe make an argument for basically the exact same mechanic but "your weapon flares up with elemental energy as you strike, doing additional damage" instead of "your strikes are followed by shadow strikes" and I would no longer have a thematic objection. But I'd still disagree that such a change should be implemented.

[Joven]

As RDMs are fencing mages, you could maybe make an argument for basically the exact same mechanic but "your weapon flares up with elemental energy as you strike, doing additional damage" instead of "your strikes are followed by shadow strikes" and I would no longer have a thematic objection. But I'd still disagree that such a change should be implemented.

I kinda wish RDM was more fencing and less mage-ing myself. Ever since I started leveling the class it felt like the combat should have been reversed, as in, melee to build the black/white mana to then backflip out of range and cast powerful spells. Lunge back in to restart the process.