How Would You Design Red Mage!?

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The problem with RDM being a competent DPS job in addition to debuffing and potentially buffing as well is balance. If RDM parses any where near MNK or even DRG in addition to being able to lock down enemies with potent debuffs (silence, paralyze, etc) then wtf is the point of MNK and DRG? Flip side, if RDM is a powerful DPS and the enfeebles are very weak to maintain balance then what's the point of RDM?

Trying to fill a gap in the job line up here, we don't need another dedicated DPS job, there is currently no dedicated debuffer so looks like thats what we need. If you don't want that debuffer to be front line thats fine, but thats not Red Mage. I'd be fine with Time Mage or whatever being a dedicated back line debuffing job, but we aren't talking about Time Mage here. Better no Red Mage at all then a back line Red Mage.