Quote Originally Posted by Jkap_Goat View Post
Red mage is never going to do damage like Black mage. Never. And yes, if you want to do more damage as a caster, go play black mage becuase that's what you want to do right? Red mage is a red mage, a mixture of black and white, yes it is a DPS job but in it's core, it's identity; it's a hybrid. Look up what red mage is.

From what I'm reading from these forms lately, red mage is not even considered being played on high content and only practice parties so what am I missing?

People are asking to get rid of red mages utilities and don't know what the job identity is. If red mage does the same level of damage a Black mage does, people would be asking for a Balance and a Nerf to red mage. Whether you like it or not there will never be no perfect balance and Red mage is never going to be a massive damage dealer like black mage
I agree that RDM should not be better than BLM at DPS but I do believe that they should supplement the bigger jobs with enhancements like a dancer does. Perhaps spells like temper(ATK+)/focus (ACC+) and even spells that mix Minor healing and DPS to keep to their roots of healing and damage but without being worthless utility since healers usually have healing covered.