Seeing Red - A Complete Red Mage Guide

[Sephorai]

I have a rough estimate what it will be. It's tricky cause it's proc based. And will also depend on party openers as well for when the optimal time to use Embolden will be. My static will test this as soon as possible and I will place a full opener into the guide.

Would you mind sharing that estimate so I can try it too c:

[Garotte14]

How are you guys feeling about the support aspects of RDM compared to Bard and Machinist?

Rbstr hit the nail on the head. RDM will have some utility with its cure and raise, but those are more for emergencies. I.E. healer dies in dungeon, you get to save the day with a raise and heal the tank to prevent a wipe.

Other than instances like that, you should be focused purely on dealing damage.

[Rawrz]

Rbstr hit the nail on the head. RDM will have some utility with its cure and raise, but those are more for emergencies. I.E. healer dies in dungeon, you get to save the day with a raise and heal the tank to prevent a wipe.

Other than instances like that, you should be focused purely on dealing damage.

When prog starts to become farm and we switch over to solo healing strats, RDM might become a real option as an off healer. One or two Vercures the entire fight and their micro-benediction that is Erase on that sweet 90 second cool down. Either way it is going to be an awesome experience. The best part about 2.0 and 3.0 healers were their ability to really shape the future of an encounter. The strong control over survivability and DPS. Its strangly refreshing to see an inverse of thise. Strong innate DPS with some control over survivability.

An "emergency" healer as a caster dps is so fascinating.

[Garotte14]

Would you mind sharing that estimate so I can try it too c:

Understand this is completely arbitrary atm and incredibly difficult to gauge mana building because of procs, but assuming Trick Attack will be around 11s, it will look something like this:

Precast Acceleration
Jolt II - 3 Black Mana/3 White Mana
Verthunder - 14/3
Verfire - 21/3
Veraero - 21/14
Impact - 25/18
Veraero - 25/29
Potion + Embolden
Jolt II - 28/32
Fleche
Verthunder - 39/32
Contre Sixte
Impact - 43/36
Veraero - 43/47
Manafication
Corps-a-corps > Riposte > Zwerchhau > Redoublement > Displacement > Verflare

This is without any Ready procs except for the first which is guaranteed from "Acceleration." With Ready Procs, you'll be able to do Manafication and melee combo a few GCDs earlier.

The most important aspects of the opener will be to cast your potion before Embolden, and then weave both Fleche and Contre Sixte in the first 4 seconds of Embolden so they are getting the full 10% buff + potion buff. And you'll want Embolden being cast around the same time as Trick Attack if you have a ninja. Without a Ninja, you could do it sooner. Again, this is all speculation and I won't know until my static can thoroughly test this.

[Sephorai]

Thanks! I'll try to crunch some numbers myself after my final today. I'd like to help out since this class brought me back to the game. I love gishes

[Bardo]

RDM will have some utility with its cure and raise, but those are more for emergencies.

Things go wrong fairly often in this game though.
I think you guys might be underestimating just how amazing this utility could be due to Dualcast and Swiftcast.

[Garotte14]

Things go wrong fairly often in this game though.
I think you guys might be underestimating just how amazing this utility could be due to Dualcast and Swiftcast.

The only point is, use in case of emergencies. You shouldn't be backseat healing or wasting any GCD you could have spent dpsing. To use it as an "Oh Shit" button is fine. But to waste mana on a raise or cure when your healers can do that would be very wrong.

[Garotte14]

I've done it. It took all damn day but I hit 60

[Nyrock]

Would you mind sharing some pictures of your hot bars

[Emitans]

Would you mind sharing some pictures of your hot bars

Not 70 yet but here's my bars with the 1-60 abilities.