#RIPRDM

[Blueyes]

Incoming rant! Edit below.

I'll be honest, seeing that Vercure scales off Mind is a disappointment. The only reason why Black Mage and Summoner had Physick is because it was something Scholar needed at that lower level in order to perform (setting aside the fact that the fairy can do all the work). Physick essentially didn't belong on either Black Mage or Summoner, but when I saw that Red Mage had its own dedicated healing spell that wasn't forcefully put there, my hope was that it would at least be decent for emergency situations. You can have a job with a moderately low single target healing spell that doesn't make it compete with the role of a healer.

Even if Vercure only had a potency of 100, but scaled with Intelligence, it would be better. Vercure scaling with Mind makes it near useless which makes it near pointless for it to even be there whereas with Summoner there was at least a reason and that reason was for it to be used by Scholar. Yes that might sound silly, but basically, if Summoner was designed independently it wouldn't have had a healing spell. Red Mage didn't need to have a healing spell so when we see that Red Mage was given one when there wasn't a need for it I would have appreciated for it to not be so pathetically weak.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm actually not saying that Red Mage should be able to heal at a moderately low level that's relevant only for emergency situations (however if any DPS job were to bring that utility it should be Red Mage). I'm more upset that Red Mage has something on their hotbar that is barely worth using. The same could be said for their AoE bind spell which will honestly probably save people from dying more often than Valcure.

Edit:

It seems like Vercure scales reasonably well. 5.5-5.8k heals, which are respectable enough emergency heals to buy time to raise casters or top folks off in an emergency.

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Thank you!

[Kaebora]

It seems like Vercure scales reasonably well. 5.5-5.8k heals, which are respectable enough emergency heals to buy time to raise casters or top folks off in an emergency.

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[Yorumi]

It seems like Vercure scales reasonably well. 5.5-5.8k heals, which are respectable enough emergency heals to buy time to raise casters or top folks off in an emergency.

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I kind of like the way that works. I forgot vercure would give dual cast. One situation that comes to mind is those meteor things on cloud of darkness and scathic(might have spelled wrong). For a mechanic like that a rdm standing in one can then cure themselves and do a quick cast aero/thunder and be right back into our rotation. Jolt isn't amazing so you wouldn't lose much by using one gcd on a cure.

[spelley]

Keep in mind, Vercure is RDM's equivalent of SMN's Physick. Therefore it scales off of MND, so it'll be bad.

I'll be honest, seeing that Vercure scales off Mind is a disappointment.

No where in either the GamerEscape article *or* the graphic specifically mentions that the skill scales off of Mind. They merely mentioned that it has the same potency as Physick. I could see it being either way, but nothing here suggests one or the other.

[Blueyes]

No where in either the GamerEscape article *or* the graphic specifically mentions that the skill scales off of Mind. They merely mentioned that it has the same potency as Physick. I could see it being either way, but nothing here suggests one or the other.

Oh I was basing my comment on Mr. Happy's video analysis of Red Mage which was uploaded a few hours ago.

FFXIV Stormblood: Red Mage COMPLETE Ability Overview & Thoughts (Media Tour)

@8:15

My assumption was that he at least tried it, but looking at the numbers provided by Kaebora, Vercure heals for around 20%-25% of their maximum HP which is not a "super low potency comparable to a Black Mage Physick in 3.0" as described by Mr. Happy.