Red Mage could use some help.

[SwarleyMcSwarls]

Red Mage has a spot in all content at the moment. The only place it is pushed out is when pushing dps is the absolute goal of a group (like in speed kill groups). The ease of execution of the kit as well as its amazing raise utility make it a perfect progression job. And its personal damage is not so underpowered that it is a hindrance to groups in any sort of content. I will admit that there are balancing issues in the game for 8 man content, but damage utility and personal damage output are not the only factors for a job's utility. They are just the easiest and most tangible metric to look at. So yes, red mage is a little behind some jobs in personal damage and damage utility, but pointing out that it's a few percent damage behind other utility jobs isn't taking in the whole picture. Plus, it's only a few hundred damage behind black mage in every savage fight. And black mage contributes no unique utility to a party.