I'm currently leveling RDM, about half way through 79 as we speak. I agree with the above comment, the time will come when red will outshine the other magic users. Currently its Jolt>Verthunder, Jolt>Veraero filling in with procs all the way to balance gauge 80>melee combo>Verflare or Verholy. Rinse and repeat. I have soooo much fun with this class, I laugh myself stupid when I managed to backflip off an arena when ending melee. However, I feel it is lacking in terms of playstyle. Once the newjob changes are shown for Endwalker we will know better which direction RDM is heading... but I hope for more variety.