How Many Would Have Rather Seen RDM than SMN

[Firon]

you sure didnt know how to play RDM then, i think it was perfect in everyway. solo slow kills but win. I love it.

If you would have read what i quoted RDM was no near a jack of all trades it more of a mage than anything.

[Malakhim]

I really don't think the idea behind RDM as a jack of all trades fits with what the devs are trying to do with the job system, which is all about specialization in one role. Like I said earlier, RDM as we currently know it according to anything pre-FFXI is essentially a Gladiator with magic. From what it looks like, Arcanist will be taking the role of DoT and enfeebles, so that probably throws that idea for RDM out the window. What's left? Elemental enhancements and different buffs than a bard? Possibly, but then they'd might as well release Mystic Knight/Sorcerer, which would add a a breath of fresh air as opposed to the usual addition of RDM.

Did anyone else notice in the PAX presentation that the demo presenter mentioned "new classes they'll be adding towards release" as in plural? It could have just been him mixing up class(arcanist) and job(summoner), or just a thing he said though.

But hmmm...