Thread: Proposed [6.0] RDM Actions

There's a lot to like here, and without delving too deeply into it, not a whole lot that seems particularly bad about it. I like the idea of using the balance gauge to feed into your enchantment gauge. This would represent a pretty significant expansion of the job's kit, though. Unfortunately, I don't have much faith in the idea of them ever doing anything like this.

Originally Posted by Katie_Kitty

There's a lot to like here, and without delving too deeply into it, not a whole lot that seems particularly bad about it. I like the idea of using the balance gauge to feed into your enchantment gauge. This would represent a pretty significant expansion of the job's kit, though. Unfortunately, I don't have much faith in the idea of them ever doing anything like this.

Thank you! I've gotten a LOT of feedback on the FFXIV Discussion subreddit about the Enchantment Gauge. It seems like the actions themselves are great, but the introduction of them into RDM's simple playstyle is too much at once (Especially the Enchantment Gauge). For now, I'm currently tweaking the skills and actions with their suggestions in mind. (Removal of Schielhau's DoT, Removal of Enchantment Gauge). Thanks again for your input!

Originally Posted by GiroIatari

Thank you! I've gotten a LOT of feedback on the FFXIV Discussion subreddit about the Enchantment Gauge. It seems like the actions themselves are great, but the introduction of them into RDM's simple playstyle is too much at once (Especially the Enchantment Gauge). For now, I'm currently tweaking the skills and actions with their suggestions in mind. (Removal of Schielhau's DoT, Removal of Enchantment Gauge). Thanks again for your input!

I don't think you should put too much stock into the FFXIV subreddit. These are likely most of the same people who only started playing the job because someone on the internet told them it's good for lazy people who don't want to push buttons. Some additional complexity would be nice for Red Mage and the enchantment gauge itself is a nice idea thematically. These people most likely are going to get their way because square will most likely never add much more depth to the job than it currently has (if they were going to do that, they would have done it in shadowbringers - Instead we got a couple QoL additions and a single spell tacked on top of our melee combo). Don't let them make you change your hypothetical vision for a deeper RDM too.

Originally Posted by Katie_Kitty

I don't think you should put too much stock into the FFXIV subreddit. These are likely most of the same people who only started playing the job because someone on the internet told them it's good for lazy people who don't want to push buttons.

He's not talking about the main subreddit. He's talking about ffxivdiscussion, which is a better subreddit made for discussions.