Red Mage is Range Combat? (Discussion)

[Renik]

Considering we don't have elemental resistances and meaningful debuffs, this is the best RDM we can have...

Attacking on meh mobs, exploiting elemental or status weaknesses, sub healing, buffing... that's how I always used RDMs in other FFs, we can't do these things here without changing the core of the game, so as long as it works 50% caster 50% melee I will be happy, but having a BLM with a pointy end staff to stab things every 5min would be very disappointing, I guess we'll have to wait to see more.

[GMERC]

Considering we don't have elemental resistances and meaningful debuffs, this is the best RDM we can have...

Attacking on meh mobs, exploiting elemental or status weaknesses, sub healing, buffing... that's how I always used RDMs in other FFs, we can't do these things here without changing the core of the game, so as long as it works 50% caster 50% melee I will be happy, but having a BLM with a pointy end staff to stab things every 5min would be very disappointing, I guess we'll have to wait to see more.

Prepare for disappointment then, because it's definitely not a 50/50 split, and the balance isn't leaning in favor of a primarily close-quarters job. Luckily I'll be getting what I wanted, so I don't care.

Don't cry if you're only in melee range as often as a MCH applies Wildfire.

[Gumbercules]

Prepare for disappointment then, because it's definitely not a 50/50 split, and the balance isn't leaning in favor of a primarily close-quarters job. Luckily I'll be getting what I wanted, so I don't care.

Don't cry if you're only in melee range as often as a MCH applies Wildfire.

I think the "wildfire" aspect ill be the chainspell(s), that said I don't see a 50/50 either, prolly more like fire phase vs ice phase for blm but more lax so maybe like 70 casting/30 melee.