The state of DPS and why I both love and hate RDM

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The issue I have with seeing RDM as simplistic and bringing too much is that its utility (other than embolden) is directly negatively influenced by the skill of the group you are in. There are times where I won't cast a single heal, or do a single raise because I'm with my normal group that is pretty solid. I've also been in groups where I've had 9 rezzes in one fight, but my dps was basically as low as the tanks since I sacrificed so much mp to keep the group from wiping. Even with Lucid Dreaming I actually ran out of mp twice and had to stand their and wait for regen. Since I rezzed each dps as soon as they died and then ran out of mp I actually ended up doing the least amount of dps on that fight so it wasn't without its tradeoff.

Should I do less DPS overall just because I have the option to sacrifice my dps if things go bad? Possibly so. Although it's not like we are bringing as much utility as say, a ninja, who brings that utility mostly just doing their ST rotation. I personally love the fact that RDM CAN possibly make some clutch saves, but it is at the cost of dps regardless of how you look at it.

If anything Raise could probably handle a larger MP cost.