How would you make RDM more complex?

[PrismaticDaybreak]

We could use more area attacks than Scatter and Moulinet. How about new spells that work off of Enhanced Scatter? For example, let's say the next expansion raises the level cap to 80.

Level 72: Scattershot
Trait
Improves chance of acquiring Enhanced Scatter from casting Scatter to 50%.

Level 75: Verwater
Spell
MP Cost: equal to Impact
Potency: 150 water
Range: 25 yalms, hits target and all enemies within a 5-yalm radius of target
Requires Enhanced Scatter to be cast. All enemies hit take 30 potency water damage over time for 21 seconds. Grants 5 white mana. 25% chance of granting the caster Enhanced Scatter.

Level 78: Verblizzard
Spell
MP Cost: equal to Impact
Potency: 200 ice
Range: 25 yalms, hits target and all enemies within a 5-yalm radius of target
Requires Enhanced Scatter to be cast. All enemies other than the first two hit do 5% less damage for 10 seconds. Grants 5 black mana. 25% chance of granting the caster Enhanced Scatter.

So would the MO here be to do Scatter->Scatter then Verblizzard->Verwater (or Vice Versa) until you had to return to Scatter->Scatter? I like the suggestion it just seems like making it also operate off of Enhanced Scatter would require a very fast reaction time to use Scatter->Verwater/Verblizzard or Verblizzard->Verwater. I want to clarify that my tone here is purely inquiring, I feel like I'm coming off snarky.

[Shurrikhan]

We could use more area attacks than Scatter and Moulinet. How about new spells that work off of Enhanced Scatter? For example, let's say the next expansion raises the level cap to 80.

Level 72: Scattershot
Trait
Improves chance of acquiring Enhanced Scatter from casting Scatter to 50%.

Level 75: Verwater
Spell
MP Cost: equal to Impact
Potency: 150 water
Range: 25 yalms, hits target and all enemies within a 5-yalm radius of target
Requires Enhanced Scatter to be cast. All enemies hit take 30 potency water damage over time for 21 seconds. Grants 5 white mana. 25% chance of granting the caster Enhanced Scatter.

Level 78: Verblizzard
Spell
MP Cost: equal to Impact
Potency: 200 ice
Range: 25 yalms, hits target and all enemies within a 5-yalm radius of target
Requires Enhanced Scatter to be cast. All enemies other than the first two hit do 5% less damage for 10 seconds. Grants 5 black mana. 25% chance of granting the caster Enhanced Scatter.

But does this actually increase complexity in any way? Granted I'd need to know what Verblizzard's actual damage and effect on the first two targets are, but without significant situational variance this seems like more of the braindead categoricals (more a matter of bloat than options) scorned on the first page.

[PrismaticDaybreak]

But does this actually increase complexity in any way? Granted I'd need to know what Verblizzard's actual damage and effect on the first two targets are, but without significant situational variance this seems like more of the braindead categoricals (more a matter of bloat than options) scorned on the first page.

Considering it's AoE focused and our current AoE is the same button for most of a fight then a second one for 4.5 seconds, I'd probably put it closer to complexity, particularly if it also consumes Enhanced Scatter since the likelihood of wasted procs (and therefore wasted DPS) increases a bit making AoE something to actively pay attention to rather than pressing the same button one handed and browsing Reddit on my phone with the other.

[Claire_Pendragon]

Do not want.
Already annoyed DRK is no longer fun to play, dont need to remove the last fun job for me.

[Kabooa]

Do not want.
Already annoyed DRK is no longer fun to play, dont need to remove the last fun job for me.

If fun is hitting the same 4 buttons over and over for a majority of the fight, than Dark should still be fun.

[Shiroe]

reason i dont like rdm is due to needing procs on almost every 2nd hit.., you dont have a real flow cause you just might get a proc (even if thats simplified said).. kind of "smash the mole" system

[Sylvain]

It wouldn't make it more complex but it would make it harder to play.

I would like dual cast to also reduce the recast time of the next spell by 1 sec to maintain the flow of spell. (basically we wouldn't stand still every 2 cast for 2sec).

This would increase the number of skill you'd use per minute thud requiring you to make decision faster.

[Deceptus]

I wouldn't.

RDM is my go to job when I don't want to think much but put up decent DPS numbers. If I wanted to juggle things and play to the best of my ability, I'd play SMN.

[PrismaticDaybreak]

Oh good I thought for a moment this page would be constructive.

[Claire_Pendragon]

If fun is hitting the same 4 buttons over and over for a majority of the fight, than Dark should still be fun.

Luckily I dont define "fun' based on the number of buttons pressed.