1 Patch Later: RDM Grievance Retrospect

[JuneBuggy]

I played RDM almost exclusively in FL and got at least 99% of my HoM title, with that job. I HATE the changes they made. I miss making decisions on what shift I want to be in like, if I am engaging in a rare duel, do I play safe or go for the kill? I have literally won matches, with the old binding, stopping a lead tank from disrupting a winning node claim. But yea, I really miss it being MY choice on how I want to approach a specific engagement.

I definitely agree. The decision making that goes into shifting from B/W stance was what made RDM really fun and engaging to me. Now the rotation is just consists of mashing buttons off CD... Frazzle and Magick Barrier just synergized PERFECTLY with B/W shift and by extension Verflare/holy... I don't understand what made the devs remove this completely.

You perfectly put into words as to what RDMs so unique in PvP; being able to choose how to approach an engagement was so much fun and made the skill ceiling much more enjoyable. I always felt pre 7.1 red mages along with monks were the strongest duelists and definitely my favorite 1v1s to engage in.

Pouring one out for all my fellow RDMs tonight...