To continue off the initial impressions you've appended so far, some of my own:
  • In content like PotD, where frontloaded burst excels, the job feels strong. The tremendous length of the Verstone/Verfire Ready procs allows for plenty of flexibility, enough to pop Acceleration even without any intention of using the proc for quite some time to come. I find myself regularly soloing stuff that perhaps a typical DPS ought not be able to. In terms of power, mobility, and fluidity, it feels strong.
  • That said, even if I were completely fine with the general idea of the RDM, some small things bug me, and sadly it's the small intentional additions made. Manafication should not remove combos or Dualcast. Dualcast should not be removed on "any action other than casting" (AAs, sprint, most often).
  • Despite its general power, even enjoying myself I can't help but wonder how much more I'd enjoy the job if it were more than a caster with a 5-second melee burn phase. The skills are redundant, preferring to advance complexity from RNG alone, alike to a much looser Machinist, than from any inherent effects in its elements or actions. There's no nuance, only a bit (one fifth a build) of lenience, in the burn phase. And, ofc, the burn phase is only that, far reduced from what one would imagine of a spell fencer. It is ornamental, not integral.