Quote Originally Posted by Mithron View Post
[...]Stripping RDM of Vercure/Verraise would be equivalent of stripping PLD of all melee sword skills and turning them into Holy Spirit only[...]
Probably a bit uneven in comparison, because I do not think that Cure/Raise is as deeply rooted into a Red Mage as is general swordsmanship of a Knight / Paladin. I'd say sooner "a part of Knight" but certainly not a hefty bit of the core. RDM restorative magic is certainly part of it, but not as core as the general idea of being a Caster/Melee hybrid.

That said, I have a proposal.

Verraise and Resurrection, both imo can go. I want them both to shoot up in damage numbers so the devs can stop worrying how much they need to tax the damage (which they absolutely do).

In turn, the following:

1.) In preperation to point #2 and I bold this on purpose so you don't cringe before reading it properly - a "spell" that does basically "nothing", like Form Shift for Monk, other than prepping Dualcast. This is necessary to allow for the downtime optimisation to prep Dualcast as it is currently possible in downtime, while allowing for the changes on #2 to not impact this.

2.) Change Vercure from "Spell" to "Ability", changing the recast to 15s on three (3) charges, allowing you to weave Vercure in between. Adjust potency as seen fit.
3.) Replace Verraise with Vermedica (Ability) on a 60s recast. Idea is essentially an oGCD Medica II but with potency value within the range of Summon Phoenix's Everlasting Flight.

The interesting part of #2 and #3 is that they play hand-in-hand with "Magick Barrier", which happens to enhance healing recovery to those affected, especially the Vermedica. Vermedica also being more on demand than Everlasting Flight plays in similar leagues to Dancer with Curing Waltz.

Now, obviously RDM has a lot to weave, so it may be a bit of a challenge to get it all under the barrel, but so does a job like Dark Knight during large burst windows or Gunbreaker.

Why am I suggesting this? Because I fully understand the niche people want RDM to see in, and imo this would be the most sensible way for Vercure (and other things) to exist in Red Mage without either being too impactful or basically useless.