SE are leaving BLM to rot by giving SMN and RDM even more utility

[Maxilor]

No, please don't get rid of DualCast - Rez on RDM. It's one of the few unique things that really sets it apart.

Sure it's a meme, but it always makes me feel confidant I know I can pull a group out of the jaws of defeat and when I actually do I feel like a real Hero. (Even if I don't get any Comms for it)

[SaberMaxwell]

No, please don't get rid of DualCast - Rez on RDM. It's one of the few unique things that really sets it apart.

Sure it's a meme, but it always makes me feel confidant I know I can pull a group out of the jaws of defeat and when I actually do I feel like a real Hero. (Even if I don't get any Comms for it)

But it's not supposed to be better at White Magic than White Mage. Getting rid of Dualcast Raise or putting it on the 60 second cooldown maintains the job's flavor, and in fact one might argue improves upon it.

[Maxilor]

But it's not supposed to be better at White Magic than White Mage. Getting rid of Dualcast Raise or putting it on the 60 second cooldown maintains the job's flavor, and in fact one might argue improves upon it.

But it's not better than WHM. Otherwise my Verholy would be an AOE Stun.

Dualcasting and the Melee Rotation are RDMs flavor and getting rid of Dualcast + Raise would just take away from what makes it so unique for arbitrary reasons.

RDM is fine the way it is.

Also, I don't see ASTs crying that DNC gives better damage buffs.

[SaberMaxwell]

But it's not better than WHM. Otherwise my Verholy would be an AOE Stun.

Dualcasting and the Melee Rotation are RDMs flavor and getting rid of Dualcast + Raise would just take away from what makes it so unique for arbitrary reasons.

RDM is fine the way it is.

Also, I don't see ASTs crying that DNC gives better damage buffs.

We're not talking about Verholy. We're talking about Verraise. Right now, Verraise is better in nearly every way, shape and form than Raise is due to the Red Mage's ability to dualcast it. Red Mage's flavor, it's lore that people keep arguing over (though admittedly, not you specifically, yours was just a comment I latched onto) is that it can use White Magic, but it isn't as good at it as White Mage.

Dancers flavor and lore has nothing to do with Astrologian, either. Red Mage explicitly uses less potent/useful White Magic than White Mage.

In a vacuum, Red Mage is fine, but Red Mage isn't in a vacuum.