[Dyft]

First off, I'd like to say Hello to the RDM community.

I am currently 2 boxing a Drg/Whats needed and a RDM/WHM. As this is the RDM section I believe you all know which I'm here to talk about.

Currently my "little" (Taru) RDM is level 54 (Just completed Limit Break 2). He has BLM 18 (for warp) and whm 48 (to cover all the teleports (if he changes job obviously)). For the most part I have been using him as a black line job while my DRG takes care of the front line. Due to this my RDM is hurting on pretty much all of his defensive skills (evasion shield parry etc). I almost always have SSkin up so well I almost never even take damage. Currently I am wearing Electrum Rings and the 15 hp / mp earring and the 15 mp earring (cant recall names off the top of my head... antivenom is one of them i believe) Mobwa(sorry cant spell it) belt and neck. with the armor being a mixture of crow / AF (gloves and boots). He currently has roughly 680 hp and mp (he has roughly 15-20 more mp then hp).

Sorry if that was a bit too much information, I just wanted to try and explain where *I* am at as a RDM.
The RDM is the 2nd computer so its the screen I glace at not watch.

I have been gone for about a year. My friends and I have decided to come back (the RDM was 48 when we came back a couple weeks ago and is 54 now). Before you ask, he has every spell that he can use at his level for RDM and WHM.

I no longer have any gear for swapping, I have absolutely no idea where it went. If I remember right a light and dark staff+1 are pretty much requirements right? Light for cures and dark for resting? What else is a big item for RDM?

When I was playing last having your HP and MP close to the same was a big thing, Is that skill the case? or should I focus on HP or MP more?

Should I work on my RDM frontline skills and have him join in on melee as well? or would he pretty much just be feeding the mob TP?

Currently my convert macro is
/ja "Divine Seal" <me>
/wait 1
/ja "Convert" <me>
/wait 1
/ma "Cure IV" <me>

and I always make sure I have at least SSkin up before converting and sometimes even Blink as well. (I always maintain Refresh Protect Shell Reraise and Aquaveil ) Basically I just wanted to know if this "method" for convert is solid or if it could use some improvements. As far as the DS+CureIV for agro issues, I almost never pull hate off my DRG and in the rare case that does happen a Penta Thrust sets everything straight again (including after a DS+CureIV).

For enfeebles I usually run (in this order) Slow Gravity Dia II Paralyze Poison. Am I missing anything? How is the casting order? From what I recall the big talk about using Gravity is that it carries a -10 evasion with it. Is this true? or am I just casting gravity based off old hearsay?

With what I described above, I almost always find myself casting / converting. a normal fight for me is Refresh -> Haste -> Slow -> Grav -> Dia II -> Paralyze -> Poison -> Cure IV -> Regen. At that point I usually have a few spare moments (generally 20-30 seconds) and then its a Cure IV or 2 and start the cycle over. usually 2 cycles and a Em-T is dead on a VT toss in a few more cures and a 3rd cycle and thats pretty much it. Its been a long time since i played RDM but I somewhat feel like im forgetting something (maybe its the lack of gear swaps).

The last thing id like to mention is that before you blaste me for 2 boxing a RDM, My DRG (Elvaan) was a RDM 1-37 before I ever 2 boxed long ago before FoV and book refresh. I like to think I know the core of what a RDM entails but I also feel that I have a lot of room to grow... which is why I'm here.

I know RDM is probally the WORST job to 2 box as out of every job ive ever played it seems to always have the most going on. I just cant give up Refresh/Convert + A+ Enfeebles and A Cures with B- Nukes (my raitings for the various skills not the games) for a personal support character. When hes a WHM I miss convert/refresh and seem to have a lot of down time. When im RDM i dont even need to be at a stationary location and I seem to have much less downtime then WHM.

Anyhow I look forward to any advice you all have and hope I'm not doing too bad.

[ShepardG]

1. Gravity does infact lower evasion
2. Yeah your fine with your SS/Blink Convert
3. If you start engaging with your rdm he'll pull more hate, which shouldn't be a problem if you have SS up. Honestly it's just a matter of how busy you wanna be.
4. Also Composure is so awesomely broken, use it as soon as you zone, as long as your not going to level sync.

And Drg and Rdm aren't super difficult, you'll basically need to watch your jump timers, and your TP on drg, and then play the rdm. Try PUP and rdm .... fucking hair pulling excitment ^^

[Dyft]

Ahh Just looked up composure. Sounds freaking awesome as hell. I did notice it in my JA's when I logged back in for the first time but havent gotten arrount to researching it until now. I cant wait to try this out tonight. Thanks for giving me a reason to look it up :D. I think with composure it will give me plenty of time to start meleeing with the RDM insted of back lineing him.

Well last night I used composure... its very nice. was able to do Composure > Refresh > Haste > SSkin > Blink > Drop Composure then rinse and repeat. Saved me SOOO much mana it was crazy.

[Viciouss]

I tried out composure when it came out, and yeah its broken as hell. Sadly, RDM is prolly done for me, thank the Alexander server for that. Too many people ruined the RDM experience =/. Maybe when i finish out Nin i can go solo rdm/nin to 60, but I dont ever see it going to 75.