Red Mage Opener confusion

[Myon88]

Primarily because you can't predict the RDM procs so it really kinda makes Acceleration kinda iffy when you try to use it. I determine whether i will or not after my first cast primarily because it just might proc which wastes your Acceleration

This reasoning seems strange to me. Doesn't the nature of verthunder/aero's 50% proc chance mean that you can never be certain if the proc they gave you would've happened without acceleration? If it makes you feel any better, maybe you should think of acceleration as 'increases your proc chance by 50%' instead of guaranteeing a proc. Because outside of situations where you verholy/verflare the higher element on purpose and want to force a proc, no matter when you use acceleration, it is always going to overlap with the base 50% proc chance.

Plus, there are other reasons why you'd value consistency in your opener, for alignment with raid buffs for example. Or mechanics, take ucob which has a twister 10s into the opener and you really don't want to be fumbling with an improvised opener there.