It would be nice not to be hated

[HyoMinPark]

RDM sees a lot of hate and it has utility(Embolden is actually pretty solid)

Embolden is actually really weak in terms of the overall gain it can give a raid if you compare it to other major rBuffs - I'm not talking about TA since it's difficult to beat that in overall rDPS contribution, but things like Litany, Battle Voice, Brotherhood, Hypercharge, Chain Strategem, Balance, Spear, BRD's Crit buff, or even Foe's. It's also incredibly annoying to optimize around, as it is 2 minutes as opposed to 3 (so it won't align with the major trinity of TA+BV+Litany unless you hold it), its decaying attribute (Embolden-3 is not that great, and Embolden-2 and Embolden-1 are negligible), and the fact that using it selfishly hurts the raid, while lining it up with TA in openers and other points where full raid burst is ready oftentimes hurts the RDM using it. It also doesn't offer any synergy with other casters, as its magical damage only.

Personally, I think in a game where utility and raid buffs are so important, selfish jobs that offer no utility like SAM and BLM won't ever be "in favor" for groups that are interested in optimization.

[xxPheNoMeNa]

Embolden is actually really weak in terms of the overall gain it can give a raid if you compare it to other major rBuffs - I'm not talking about TA since it's difficult to beat that in overall rDPS contribution, but things like Litany, Battle Voice, Brotherhood, Hypercharge, Chain Strategem, Balance, Spear, BRD's Crit buff, or even Foe's.

It's actually on par with most of those raid buffs, assuming you're aligning embolden around typical raid buff windows and you're not running some kind of meme comp (like triple caster). Most of those buffs provide between 400-500 rDPS (AST cards excluded due to the RNG), which is where Embolden tends to be unless used greedily.

Also it being a 2 minute cooldown isn't THAT big of a deal. Sure having 2 minute cooldowns aligned with BV/Litany is nice when your kill time allows you to hold for it, but if not your 2 minute windows can basically be TA + Chain + Foes (as well as Dragon's Eye for the DRG + whichever dps they target).