Quote Originally Posted by jon041065 View Post
DRK looks a little like a battle mage but doesn't play like one. Sam even less so and gnb only in the sense that you're putting your aether into the cartridges. RDM does in a way have the "empowering weapon with magic" thing but it doesn't change how the job plays and only increases the damage of your melee weaponskills.
They kinda did at one point, looking back at the abilities back in Heavensward, they had a lot more "magic" involved in their animations. Unfortunately they've been simplified to oblivion, so... Nowadays it's really hard to compare them to an Eldritch Knight.