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    Feb 2019
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    Archwizard Drake
    World
    Sargatanas
    Main Class
    Red Mage Lv 100
    Quote Originally Posted by osutin View Post
    Archwizard, do you still find RDM engaging despite believing that it has a low skill ceiling? I'm considered leveling the class but am a bit put off by so many people claiming it has a boring rotation. What draws you to the job?
    Sorry I missed this!

    I find it pretty stress-lite by comparison to the other casters to be honest, especially compared to the tight timing requirements and strict placement on BLM, and the disorganized mess that is SMN. The only timers RDM has to worry about are self-buff windows from cooldowns, and using their procs before they expire (the latter of which isn't hard when they last 30 seconds apiece and replace every other spell you cast). Dualcast is great for practicing slide-casting which can give you strong mobility for a caster, and Vercure is excellent self-healing for solo content.

    Plus you have Verraise when someone goes down in the later levels, which the healers certainly appreciate in most Duty Finder groups.

    Do I wish it had more depth? Sure, I've been using the same rotation for nearly a year now, and I have 40 seconds of alternating spellcasts for every 10 seconds of melee -- it is a caster, after all.
    But it can still be engaging, and not having to worry overmuch about your rotation gives you more freedom to focus on fight mechanics.
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    Last edited by Archwizard; 07-24-2019 at 12:58 PM.