Songi_ said:
A few comments. I know I'm not level 60+, but hear me out.
RDM seems to be replaced and beaten out by bard. I know bards aren't as common, but you don't need a RDM NO MATTER WHAT.
They seem to be beaten out by bard, to those who do not like RDM. And to say RDM is not needed, is the same as saying BRD is not needed. It's ugly isn't it.
Songi_ said:
Need Dispel? No problem. We have Finale, and we get it for about 60K less. Yes, the drawback is the 24 second recast timer, however, it's better than nothing.
But not better than Dispel which is many times faster, and more realible than Finale. LoL. Don't bring this up if your trying to dissmiss RDM.
Songi_ said:
Need Refresh? There's a lovely tune called Ballad. At higher levels, bard can stack double ballad in a lot less time than rdm can cast refresh. Some people will say that you can't hit the PLD with ballad like you can refresh, but I will address that later.
Amature !! RDM will create what is called a refresh cycle, meaning when one refresh is down it get's casted back on right away. This is faster than casting boath mages Ballard I and II. Also no one has to worry about where the RDM is. the RDM can cast it on each magic user from a much greater distance. ensuring refresh will come. And also 1 Refresh will do 3 per tick. Just like Ballard 1 and 2 combined (o_o)d
Songi_ said:
Bards don't have the MP pool as RDMs. However, our enfeebles are free. Enfeebs can be covered by WHM and BLM, and bard can add Requiem, Elegy and Threnody to the mix. At level 40, I have 111 MP as a taru BRD/WHM. If I altered my gear, I could add more MP gear, but I've yet to need it, and I'd start eating pies before then. If a party is any good I shouldn't have time to cure.
If there is one thing RDM is a master of, it's enfeebling, it will always cap at a higher level then everyone else, meaning it will stick longer, which leaves time for other things to worry about. And forget comparing BRD's free spells in comparrison to RDM's Mana pool. I am also a Melee RDM and i never rest.
Songi_ said:
Bards add melee buffs as well, of course.
Haste cycle for every Melee(where they stand)..... I've never seen a RDM do a Haste and Refresh cycle at the same time, except for me. I'm sure there are RDMs that do it anyway. Nuff said.
Songi_ said:
Problems-BRD are spoled fucking rotten. Yup, it's true. We don't need expensive gear to function, and our spells are cheap. We get invites anyway. +1 instruments help a ton, and I can't believe so many bards get away without them (I mean really a cornette +1 costs 6K gil, you won't pay 6K to substantially increase the stat boost and time a song sticks that you'll be using from level 3-75?).
RDM's are Gods, It's fucking true. Seek out videos of RDM's soloing the Shadow Lord, and also their AF3, (Yes Miser murphy) as for gear, big deal if a RDM wants to have gear that leans their many tallents more to one direction. I don't give a shit. I'm wealthy as it is. Also in terms of DEF. droping a Phalanx with a stoneskin only insures the RDM will take even less damage. Converting under arggro is death defying, to the eyes of others, except to the RDM that know what the hell he's doing. You get Phalanx and Dispel as the two pricy spells, anything else that cost a shitload is up to the RDM to buy as he/she desires.
Songi_ said:
I rarely party with bards, because they are not common. On the off chance I do party with a bard, I get annoyed. They often lack even basic CHR gear. No Noble's ribbon. No Bird Whistle. No CHR rings. (I HUH?! I). Don't even mention the monster signa (overrated) or Mary's Horn (not worth the price). Further, they don't even know their fucking range. You CAN stick ballad on a Paladin and not the other melees if you try hard enough. Yeah, you can do it. It's not difficult for the bard at all. The hard part is making sure that people know where to stand and don't chase the fucking monster. You can also get minne on the PLD as well, it's all in the positioning. You CAN stick Mambo on a Ninja and not the other melees. It's not hard AT ALL. And guess what? RDM don't have a buff that increases evasion, or defense that stacks with protect.
There are RDM's that suck ass to the point where people believe BRD is better. Of coarse BRD is easier to pull off, but that's besides the point. Face it. Get the Monster Signa and you will be much better. Get the Mary's Horn and you can sleepaga quickly and safely.
And again with the RDM being able to cast from a far range. Running around to stick buffs or cast enhancing magic on on party members, dosn't even cross a RDM's mind.
Oh, and your right, RDM does not have a buff that increases "anyone elses" evasion... But RDM has a spell that can decreases the mobs evasion, making for more less time in a battle. Don't you think that kinda breaks even ? yes ? no O_0?
Songi_ said:
Should we be able to get away with this stupidity? No. Do we? You bet.
Should you be afraid of a RDM is Ballista ? Yes. Are you ? Probably not. So i assume you for one, do get away with stupidity.
Songi_ said:
Also, I avoid partying with RDM as my Bard at all costs. The one time you NEVER EVER EVER melee is when there is a bard in the party. WHY IN THE NAME OF GOD would you pass up ballad? And if you melee, I can't keep etude on you, either. Don't melee with a bard in the party. Please. The only way I can keep songs on you if you melee is if you stand in one spot, we have a ninja tank, and you don't move from that spot for the duration of the battle. Don't expect bards to be able to do that, it's extremely tricky, but it's all in the positioning. If you melee, you also better have equip macros for a wand. I haven't played with a RDM competent enough to get this off yet, but I will gladly provide ASCII diagrams of how a RDM can melee and still get ballad and etude with a ninja tank. I can ASCII the Mambo and Ballad on PLD, too, if anyone is interested.
I melee when there is a bard in the party, and if he casts Ballard 1 and II and i miss it, it's no skin off my back i'm a Tarutaru RDM, i know nothing of downtime, especially where there is a BRD around. But on a regulararity i've partied with BRDs that i run to and they cast the ballards. Also i missed it, it did nothing to the prouductivity of the party. So i had a chance to convert, no worries everyone, that is perfectly fine !
With less ignorance on your part, you shouldn't allow your differences with RDM overcome the fact that having one in your party means +6 MP per tick, better enfeebles, and more healing power. That is enough to power a cannon party, as if they all know is to chain and fight without waiting at all. Which is, better than what you and i can do alone. (Trust me it's wickid.) (-_-)
Note: This is not an attack on BRD's i am posting these facts in defense of the RDM. RDM is a job class that barely passed Beta testing, because many of the games testers did not open up to RDM. the Genuis that composed the game had no intention of riding the game of this masterpeice of a job. Either a RDM really sucks ass, or he is average in some cases. Those who explore it deeper and try to break exspectations with the RDM job class, often impress their party by cheating time with enhancing, enfeebling and melee, and a little nuking. No other job has a user as busy, making it a very exciting exsperience.
