Quote Originally Posted by Kabooa View Post
Red Mage doesn't quite work the same wheel that Warrior does. Warrior has alternative uses of Beast Gauge, and potency wise they work out about the same. The reduction is only on das Big Hits, and you Big Hit outside IR windows to avoid capping as you want to maintain your crit bonus as long as possible. With Red Mage, it might as well just be a permanent downshift in CD because there are no alternative uses for their gauge.
RDM has Moulinet. Which doesn't contribute to a Verfinisher.

Thus, such a change would mean more melee combos in a ST rotation, without Manafication then also impacting AoE rotations any more, especially if using alternate means to address AoE rotations (Such as my suggested Scatter II and Impact II for improved mana generation)