How would you make RDM more complex?

[TarynH]

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Sort of. What she responded to is basically the attitude of the OP. Which is clearly present in every post since. That is that they don't seem to care if people DON'T want it more complex, and also assume it will be. So we can just accept it and give in to their brilliant ideas now. It's not up for discussion. (This is what the tone of the OP looks like to me.)

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I never played WoW. But I played FFXI where MP meant mana points. So yes, that is a common misconception. You might want to clarify that in your OP. But then again... why would I want to drain my white and black mana, when I'm trying to get back to a sword combo that needs it? It still doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Why not just Chainspell in itself, with a slight potency loss? Doesn't need to drain anything. That was FFXI style; huge negative for slight positive. But the trait you mentioned would be better than chainspell in that sense, as they could build on the casting speed of RDM altogether. Rather than for a burst.

And I didn't "attack." Get over yourself. I stated an opinion, and you called me out. Thus dragging out the conversation to this point, despite you "not wanting a discussion." Simple as that.

[PrismaticDaybreak]

See, that's the kind of discussion I was looking for, an address of suggestions and offering of others. Sorry for being hot headed, I didn't mean to sound attacking in that first reply, it was just really frustrating seeing the first 3 responses all be the exact same thing with no comment on the content of the OP. I'll admit I probably should've been more clear in my OP and I should've been more open to alternate discussion.

[TarynH]

See, that's the kind of discussion I was looking for, an address of suggestions and offering of others. Sorry for being hot headed, I didn't mean to sound attacking in that first reply, it was just really frustrating seeing the first 3 responses all be the exact same thing with no comment on the topic. I'll admit I probably should've been more clear in my OP and I should've been more open to alternate discussion.

Well that should tell you more about where people stand with the job. :P I'd wager a guess that about 75% of players don't want RDM changed. (Or don't care what happens with it.) A small percentage want it to be BLM/SMN lite. I just don't want to see it bogged down with complexity, for the sake of just having it be complex. Because it's a job I can jump on and not need a spreadsheet open to use it (like BRD). I can focus on, and enjoy, the content more than the job. And that, to me, is the fun part of playing.