Let's discuss Red Mage

[Xikeroth]

This would make the most since. Doesn't WoW also do this?

The majority of classes in WoW can perform multiple roles but only one at a time. Say you have a class that can Tank DPS and heal, they can't do so all at once. They are locked and even their skills change when they change from one role to another. So if they went from DPS to Tank, their tanking ability would skyrocket but their damage would drop a fair amount. Now while DPSing in that regard you will still have skills that can heal (and heal for a decent amount as well, nothing to be shrugged at) But they can't outdo their healer counterparts and tend to run out of MP very quickly.

There is nothing stopping SE from copying say... WoW's Paladin for Red Mage (with clearly RDM-based skills) with the ability to tank heal or dps, but you'd only be able to do one at a time.

[Paladinleeds]

There is nothing stopping SE from copying say... WoW's Paladin for Red Mage (with clearly RDM-based skills) with the ability to tank heal or dps, but you'd only be able to do one at a time.

Perhaps it could be incorporated into the off-hand weapon? So you have certain offhands that attune you to dps, some others that attune you to tank, and others that attune you to healer? Let's say maybe call them, to use Ironworks as an example... "Ironworks Offsword of Striking/Fending/Healing"

Or failing that... "Soul of the Striking/Fending/Healing Red Mage"... or maybe one soul crystal, but with right click options to change between tank/healer/dps?

[Xikeroth]

Also another little fact people tend to overlook... RDM has almost always been able to equip gear similar to Dragoon, and has also at times been given skills that reduce the damage it takes.. Just throwing that one out there too.

[ADVSS]

yeah i totally could see this if they make it pure dps support, and the gameplay would be just enough to keep it very interesting