I don't know's FF11's RDM. The only experience I have with them are from the consoles. I never hated them nor liked them. They were just there for me to use and experiment.

From what I've read over the last couple of pages, it seems there's this ideal RDM in mind but mostly from FF11's version and some from the consoles.

I like the classics but I despise being shackled by them when wanting to experience an alternative path with them.

DRK is one of my favorite FF classes so when I heard it was a tank, naturally I went to my default state and went cried in agony (ok I'm exaggerating but you get my point). However, my curiosity superseded my instinct to fall back into what should be a classic. Luckily for me, I like DRK's tanking. I still overall prefer my standard DRK but this game's version of it has not displeased me once.

Now SMN on the other hand...