Red Mage could use some help.

[Shouko]

Again, the issue is that rezzing and healing adds no damage utility unless the party is having severe issues. This is why RDM is a valuable progression Job and becomes less valuable as people stop making mistakes.

I don't see RDM as a top DPS, but they probably shouldn't be below BRD.

So this is about wanting more damage afterall? I thougt this was about utility?

Utility:noun
1.
the state of being useful, profitable, or beneficial.

Utility: adjective
1.
useful, especially through being able to perform several functions.

I don't know what BRD is like past 50 as I stopped playing it in HW because of having to be a caster by not moving, but I can tell you that most DPS jobs make up most of their DPS from auto attacks, BRD being ranged is always decent DPS because it can move and still be attacking, while RDM can auto attack as well they generally aren't putting a lot of damage out on their auto attacks.