Red Mage: The one class that will be impossible to impliment

[silentwindfr]

i do think out of the box, it's why i say... it's maybe better to use the gun class as base for the red mage.

[lololink]

Considering FFXIV is a fanservice game, i don't really see RDM being a gunner ( or i'll be disapointed if i don't get my rapier ), but it can be, i'd bet on Blue mage for gunner.

[joshsecret]

I think Red Mage would be simple for them to implement.
Scholar in a way is a healing-focused Red Mage.
All they would need to do is apply a Stance system and even out Int/Mnd stats on their gear.
Give him Cure/Fire/Ice 1, DoTs, Raise and an AOE, mixed stat gear and bam! Red Mage!

[Deedsie]

Give him Cure/Fire/Ice 1, DoTs, Raise and an AOE, mixed stat gear and bam! Red Mage!

Where's the swordplay? I don't see a Red Mage in what you put out there.

[Deedsie]

i've also given this alot of thought. rdm is a support class, and there's no room or it in a 4 man dungeon. a pure support job would either be way overpowered in an 8 man or way underpowered in a 4man. i guess they could give it a debuff while supporting like they did to bard but i don't like it.

Since when is Red Mage a pure support job?

[lololink]

Since when is Red Mage a pure support job?

Shhh, don't tell then that there are other Final Fantasy games, they still think FFXI and FFXIV are the only FF games, if they knew the truth, they'd be destroyed in the inside.

[Jacost]

Since when is Red Mage a pure support job?

Since FFXI.

[LadyVaJedi]

RDM IS NOT BACKLINE. It is a combat mage that uses a rapier.

[Duelle]

RDM IS NOT BACKLINE. It is a combat mage that uses a rapier.

I'm just gonna leave this here.

A relic of the old forums, but still seems to ring true.

[Giantbane]

RDM would not be hard to implement at all in FFXIV. Support DPS, a DPS class that mixes melee attacks and spell casts and has abilities to restore TP and Mana. Basically a melee BRD. Which would be great for the game because there's no other Jobs that currently fulfill the role that BRD does right now (restore mana in long fights).

It's own class would be good, but it could easily be a second job for the GLD via GLD/THM + CNJ.