RDM 7.4 changes and job identity

[Milkbeard]

People who are new to Red Mage or following "new-gen" takes are claiming the job is rigid. RDM is not locked to a 2-minute meta. We have the active choice to either Mana Rush or Align.

Choosing to rush depends entirely on your group's projected clear time. For example, with a clear time of 7:30, it is objectively better to use Manafication on cooldown, which desyncs it from the 2-minute cycle. Even in a "Triple Melee" reopener, the first combo isn’t even under Embolden. Please be careful with what you say when jumping into RDM discussions if your only perspective is how the job fits into a standardized meta. Remember: Embolden is for the group; your resources are for the encounter.

Please stop spreading misinformation or bashing the developers when RDM is arguably the best-designed caster in the game. If you want to complain, ask for our melee range to be restored rather than demanding a gutting of the kit.

You should take the time to understand the complexity you’re missing: learn the difference between mana rushing, standard alignment, and hybrid play during Ultimate phases. "2-minute meta" is just a buzzword for our class—it’s simply when your group needs embolden and that isn't strictly locked to 2 mins either. If you’re complaining about the 2-minute meta, you’re really just complaining about doing a double-melee combo. If you don't like that, you haven’t liked the job for five years and should have switched by now.



source the balance.

There is hardly an argument for the 2 min meta being an issue for RDM. I won't hear it to be honest.

[Raikai]

People who are new to Red Mage or following "new-gen" takes are claiming the job is rigid. RDM is not locked to a 2-minute meta. We have the active choice to either Mana Rush or Align.

You talk as if those are 2 vastly different gameplay methods in relation of the 2min meta. In practice, you're doing almost the same thing as always, just with slight different timeline placements.

You know what was different gameplay? The old Black Mage's alternative rotational lines, where you actually changed your rotation based on opportunity/planning.