Red Mage thread

[NoctisShiva]

Extremely excited for RDM, but fully expecting that everyone will kill themselves horribly by leaping into lethal cleaves and splats. Like DRG, but much, much worse (at least DRG primarily stays at one range, while RDM seems to move in and out).

Going to be entertaining

it'll be the lolgoon of 4.0 already read people calling him lolmage or Re(tar)dmage for that subject

[CatStarPrime]

it'll be the lolgoon of 4.0 already read people calling him lolmage or Re(tar)dmage for that subject

I vote for Deadmage (or DedMage)

[gumas]

Get ready for 2 redmage in party for a while in 4.0 later lol

I think "chain magic" is just the stylish word yoshi invented, probably no different than your standard 1-2-3 combo from melee class

The live letter also said high speed positioning, so i think its pretty much the stylish version of monk class, some skill require you to be in rear and flank but this time also being in range.

The video pretty much said it, you see the RDM attck with magic skill (chain start), then instantly charge to the enemy doing multiple thrust (chain 2) then another skill that cause him to attack and do stylish backflip and finish it with something like a "flare" 2.0 (chain 3, the "flare" attack itself could be chain 4)

[Madrone]

stuff

Yeah looked like an ability or stance swap (Doublecast maybe) followed by 2 spells in quick succession, then shoulder tackle like melee strike that closed distance, then a multi-hit weaponskill animation, and another ability with a backflip, then a closing spell.

[DarkLink09]

Im soo excited!!!. But i have a feeling that red mage may use both mp (casting spell) and tp (melee).

[Madrone]

Im soo excited!!!. But i have a feeling that red mage may use both mp (casting spell) and tp (melee).

It very well could. However given their natural recovery, splitting between them would tend to let one regenerate while you're using the other. So you'd have to increase costs per skill/spell in order to keep them finite resources.

Another way to handle it is just use mp and make stacks of another resource (like wrath and aetherflow) while casting that allow for you to do your special melee attacks.


Anyone notice the 2 spells cast seem to have colors of fire and blizzard (orange/blue) and then the line that drew the rdm in for a lunge was yellow? I'm betting on using different combinations of your basic spell attacks to accomplish different melee attack strings and final results. Combos or their constiuent parts as they are now for other jobs result in direct damage, self buffs/buff renewal, resistance vulnerability, debuffs (slow/blind), and damage over time.

[Mikaeus_The_Lunarch]

Im soo excited!!!. But i have a feeling that red mage may use both mp (casting spell) and tp (melee).

DRK and to a lesser extent PLD use both resources as well so it's not new. still, im quite hyped for rdm

[ArchangelSavior]

I ask, Red Mage is really Aoe look like SMN/BLM? or No Aoe?

[Rivxkobe]

Why are so many people hell-bent on wanting it to be like redmage from FFXI?

Its going to be a damage dealer, not a support.

[Mhaeric]

Why are so many people hell-bent on wanting it to be like redmage from FFXI?

Its going to be a damage dealer, not a support.

It'll likely have support in the same way that Bard, Machinist, and Ninja have support.