Next Tank Job?

I,ve been hearing from several friends and even random people I run into who believe that Samurai is going to be the next tank. Was just wondering if anyone has any info that would suggest this? Ive looked all over and have come up with nothing.

Also, how would a SAM tank even work? Would he be like a parry master with high defense or evasion? Similar to how nin in XI had high evasion and shadows would SAM have high evasion and high parry rate counter moves similar to third eye? If not, what are some ways you would implement a SAM tank? Or is sam being a tank in any sense just completely off base? lol

After thinking about it, adding SAM as a tank would probably boost tank population. Who doesnt like Katanas? :D

There has been no info whatsoever about new classes or jobs beyond long-since-confirmed Musketeer. It's all speculation and wishful thinking.

//EDIT: That's not to say that we even know anything about musketeer beyond that the team still plans to use it.

We don't need another tank job. We need a good ranged DPS that's not a caster. /lolBRD

I would rather see SAM as a DPS tbh.

I want to swing swords without having to be a Tank :(

There have already been two long threads on the subject of potential new tanks, one in General Discussion, one in the Tanking Roles forum. No new info available to us from SE since those treads.

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Originally Posted by Tazo

We don't need another tank job. We need a good ranged DPS that's not a caster. /lolBRD

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Currently in circulation:

3 RDPS
2 Melee DPS
2 Heals
2 Tanks

Of everything listed, Tanks are 100% in the shortest supply. I'd argue that we do need another tank job, and that we need another rdps the least.

I'd LOVE if we had a caster tank like Red or Blue Mage. In the first case, you could use defensive spells like Blink, Phalanx, etc. And in the second, you could use Cocoon, Metallic Body, etc. (true there are no mobs in the game with those abilities currently but that needn't limit SE from doing something like this - give BLU those abilities anyway or just make new mobs with those abilities).

RDM/BLU could cross-class Protect, Cure, Stoneskin etc. RDM could also have a few enfeebles (Dia, Paralyze, etc.) and other misc. enhancements (En-spells, Refresh). I'm not sure what direction you'd want to take BLU with this game though. But the possibilities are exciting. All I know is I've put everything into leveling and gearing WAR but I'd trade all that for the chance to tank w/ RDM (maybe BLU).

Back to the whole Samurai thing though. I hope they're DPS. If SE ever adds Ninja, I think they should make them an evasion tank like in FFXI, although they'll most likely make them DPS. At least either would make sense. I just don't buy the idea of Samurai as a tank. It doesn't feel right to me.

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Originally Posted by Purrfectstorm

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Problem with Ninja Tank is that Ninja was never intended to be a Evasion Tank. Ninja was intended to be a DPS Job but due to bad design it failed at being a DPS and some person just discovered how to use Ninja skills for tanking needs.

Most likely Ninja will be DPS in FF14ARR

I'm one of the minority that wants to see samurai as a spear tank. Probably won't happen, though.

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Originally Posted by Purrfectstorm

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BLU as a tank, No Thanks.