Job Feedback: RDM

[NorthernLadMSP]

So, how would you compare them to SMN? That is the job I've mainly stuck with, along with some BRD and MCH here and there.

[Praesul]

So, how would you compare them to SMN? That is the job I've mainly stuck with, along with some BRD and MCH here and there.

Individually all of SMN's spells deal less damage than their other counterparts, but that's okay considering they apply constant pressure pretty much nonstop. They essentially switch between two "burst phases", dreadwyrm and than bahamut. During dreadywrm your dots are ticking and have a potent 1.5k GCD spell to use along with the 2000 potency finisher from Deathflare. After that when you enkindle bahamut, you're now applying pressure with dots, pet damage, and your ruin 3 (which while it does less damage, it's instant cast and being supplemented by pet damage) and can still use your aetherflow abilities (they're locked in dreadwyrm trance). So they switch between their two damage phases and...basically never stop. When they're done with one, the other just about comes up.

I think SMN is in a really good spot because they have pretty good CC and deal a lot of damage, but that damage doesn't happen all at once. BLM on the other hand deals really good sustained AND burst damage, but they have no off GCDs to catch people by surprise or help to secure kills so I think it balances out. BLM is also more affected by LOSing compared to SMN.

I think the other two casters are in a fine state, personally.