Red Mage idea

[ShivenCasull]

Where do you draw that line?

And no. A hybrid should NEVER EVER EVER be able to fill a role in a party as a dedicated healer/dd as if they CAN do that, then there is never a reason to bring a dedicated healer/dd that can't also bring the utility that a hybrid can. Even if they are a dedicated healer, they have damage abilities. Even if they are a DD, they can bring healing. See the issue there?

You should not jump to extreme conclusions. What I meant is: a RDM can heal as well as a WHM (If it's all he spends MP on) a RDM should be able to DD as well as any other DD. They would all bring their individual utility. WHM's that don't have to cure all the time already spend their MP dealing damage. All you're saying RDM should be is a buff-bot, which is why the RDM is mistreated so widely by the XI community.

Everyone want's RDMs to come in here dealing awesome damage with their sword, and awesome damage with their magic, all while keeping their party topped off in health, and it's just not a thing that should ever happen.

It would be a grevious error on SE's part if they allowed RDM to do this. In a perfect world a RDM would not have enough MP to deal high magic damage and keep dedicated heals on a tank.