@ Zedek i get you love Red Mage and how it is but you are not seeing outside the box of just running ex fights or dungeons.
I know a few players who have the same sentiment in that Red Mage is still fun, etc... and is just fine.
But those same people have not yet done level 80 content and are not @ level 80 yet either), it is there where you can get a much clearer picture on just how weak RM is

Radical is on target on what they have said