For me RDM is a class that does melee dps, can cast white and black magick spells, the perfect jack of all trades, but from what I have heard from the interviews, the FFXIV RDM will be a BLM with a staff + rapier hybrid weapon and will be a dps caster. Aside from the weapon and outfit, one has to wonder if this is a RDM at all....

I guess its too early to worry, I will wait till I hear more from Yoshi-P.

On-topic:

Yes, I wish it was a pure support class or a hybrid DPS/Healer.