[TheGrandMom]

I've read this over a couple times and here's what I'm gathering. Dave decides that he'd rather increase his own damage output rather than play support, assuming that the Paladin and White mage had it locked down. White mage overcures, Paladin whines about not having a refresh battery, Dave simply laughs at them and nukes. The party gets angry that Dave is trying to be a Black mage, nobody's really communicating very well with each other, and everyone involved pretty much fails in all areas save maybe the DDs. We have no proof that your paraphrased quote is true, so the next best guess is that you were probably booted for not using your MP efficiently, as opposed to "not enough". We all have a tendency to skew things in our favor when it comes to this sort of thing. If I were the tank, both you and the White mage would be out on your asses even if I was forced to go do campaigns for exp. Then again, I'm not inclined to bitch when my PT lacks a Red mage, but that's beside the point.

Oh lord, this thread made my day. LOL I think I laughed at this post till my sides ached!

What ... the ... fugg ... I thanked dirtyclown.

I'll get your meds for you....wait I'll get you mine, they're stronger.

I haven't fought VT-ITs with enspell since the accuracy change, but remembering what resistant bastards imps are, I doubt that enspell would be hitting for full damage 80% of the time. On the other hand, Ebullience + Fire III on the Jnun seems like a dubious use of mp also, not because of mp efficiency or any such thing, but because Jnun are the fluff chain filler in Caedarva. Additional damage shouldn't have been needed. Jnun were the mobs that I'd take a knee for as a rdm, since I knew the party could survive and keep the chain without any support from me.

Assuming the pld and whm were as bad as you say, I think staying in Addendum White and AoEing buffs would've been the best use of strategems. You can't fix the whm but you can largely mitigate the pld with stoneskin and phalanx.

Disclaimer: I'm not a scholar.

I totally agree.

Next thing you know, IceMage and I will be getting along...Ok, maybe not that, but stranger things have happened, right?

<cue music> Dreamer...nothing but a dreamer...