Quote Originally Posted by Nikita View Post
I agree. There were better DD choices other than a RDM, but I never saw red mage as a (pure) DD, it was a jack of all trades. I think RDM should be able to be at the front lines hacking away with a sword (maybe see a return of "en" spells like "enfire"). It can be at front lines doing that, but at the same time, enfeebling, curing, weaving in DPS spells here and there, buffing, whichever the party needs. That's the cool thing about RDM, it can fill a lot of roles (just not as well as a class that focuses all of its abilities on that particular role).
The way I'd do it is tie enfeebling and front-line utility to melee (along with on-par damage), heals and support to a caster-type RDM and call it a day. Since Matsui is talking about roles attached to jobs, I simply declared what I want RDM to be in this game: a magic fencer.