RDM needs a little TLC

[Drayos]

AoE is not going to solve any of RDM's actual problems. RDM is just fine in dungeons which is the only place where AoE matters. We need buffs to our single target rotation and/or additional raid buffs to offer the party.

Our AoE dps is one of the worst in the game if you at logs we are not as good as u think. We are still one of the lowest.

[Maero]

With the recent changes to Nin, i would say Red Mage is slightly above DNC is all atm
RM needs dmg buffs and other tweaks

[Mhaeric]

Our AoE dps is one of the worst in the game if you at logs we are not as good as u think. We are still one of the lowest.

As a RDM main, I really don't understand this statement. I consistently out damage everyone in dungeons with only a handful of exceptions here and there, and even then only by a couple hundred dps. The reason for this is AoE. I gain so much of a dps headstart on AoEing trash mobs that it more than offsets the pitiful single target damage we do on the bosses. I.e. what I lose on dps during the boss is gained and more during trash pulls.

The rotation is very simple:

Verspell2-->Impact, repeat until 90+/90+, Embolden, 2x Enchanted Moulinet, Manafication, 5xEnchanted Moulinet, repeat. Interject Fleche and Contre Sixte on cooldown.

And it really doesn't take that long to get to 90 in each mana. It lines up perfectly with the Manafication and Embolden timers (almost - can we please make Embolden be 110s to match Manafication please?) so it's 2 minutes. One trash pack to build up mana, second trash pack to unleash melee combo is almost always the perfect timing if the other dps is pulling their weight.