Quote Originally Posted by Drayos View Post
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Every job should be fully equipted to go from the very beginning of a Expansion to the very end, If your saying "hybrids good til "X Content" its not good, lol. its a god damn MMORPG, Its all about the End game Progressive nature. U cant Just say its Fine for a Job to Stunt Early compared to every other job. Roulette behavior and more Isnt Important, no ones cares as no one has any control over comps and more involved in them.

ur basically saying RDM is good in the content u CANT be refused in. how is that good in any respect. no verraise shouldnt be removed, but it should be nerfed if the Progression of the Job depends on it.

this isnt WoW or something with multiple Speccs, by Defining RDM as Something to NOT exist in End game content is Litterally rejecting a Entire Element of the game out. It not only reduces Diversity but also options. which eats at the choice of comps and more displayed throughout the game.

Just because 50% of the playerbase Dont Raid, doesnt mean the other 50% of the playerbase should get Punished. the job should be Performing in both Areas and it needs a Skillset that adapts to both Areas of the game.
See, that's where our opinions differ. I think an MMO is not only about the most difficult content it has to offer. If a class is above the others in some regards in some content, i think it's fine if its behind others in other content. Yes, the hardcore raiders don't think so. And they don't make nearly 50% of the playerbase, the percentage is much much smaller, it just doesn't look like it in the forum because the players more engaged with the difficult content are also more engaged in the forum. And for those who do not raid, savage behaviour isn't important, but duty roulette behaviour is.

"ur basically saying RDM is good in the content u CANT be refused in". I'm happy if i see a red mage in raid or alliance raids in my party if i'm on another class, i'd never refuse any even if i could. Savage is a different matter.

As for your WoW comparison: Every FFXIV character has 17 specs, 4 are tanks , 3 are healers, 9 are pure DPS and one, just one, is a hybrid.