Quote Originally Posted by Whalaqee View Post
The first is just a bad idea. As all it advocates for is pruning and homogenizing the game.

The second might be fine for a summoner as they mostly just use swiftcast for their ruby or emerald phase anyway, but actively punishes any red mages who are actually very adept at using their dualcast to raise their teammates.

The third is option 2, but gives utility to the black mage and saddles black mages with the same responsibility as summoner or red mage. Said responsibility is that if a wipe can be avoided, a black mage would be expected to not be selfish with their swiftcast or triplecast for their normal rotation. Also the justification for option 3, is too hyperbolic.

In addition, blue mage which is also by default a dps job that can pivot into a healer or tanking role, is given another raise if option 3. Which also invalidates the need to get Angel Whisper, which requires completing 30 floors of the carnival to get. Which also in turn reduces the importance of the Carnival.

Advocating for any of the three is just gonna result in a worse feeling gameplay experience.
The first option is not homogenizing the game. Resurrection is not, or should not be a defining feature of SMN and RDM, both damage dealers, especially if that causes imbalance within the caster role, which it currently does. No other role has to deal with this. Not to mention that they can be given another utility in place of resurrection that is actually used in any situation instead of only specific ones, getting rid of any homogenization concerns. Resurrection is a problem when it comes to caster balance, and even Yoshi-P has stated it.

Second, yes, that is actually the point, RDM would not be able to chain cast rezzes anymore in exchange for greater caster balance. Also, not the point I want to focus on, but RDMs casting a rez every other spell is not that hard and doesn’t require any skill.

Third, exactly as you say, yes, the responsibility should be shared equally amongst all casters or none at all. Making it the responsibility of 2 out of the 3 casters has introduced an imbalance between them. Regarding BLU, it’s a different beast entirely so it doesn’t matter. Also, I’m sure it’s not that hard to not make it accessible to BLU.