Is Samurai a difficult class to play?

I mean to ask because I was told that if you dont know how to play SAM, youre autistic.

Of course I disagree, but I just want people's insight on the difficuly of the class, and whatnot. I personally would like to play it. But if it is very difficult then I may be unable to. Ive been a healer main my entire time playing XIV. I just want to be able to play something else efficiently, but I feel like an idiot when people try to explain and I dont get it. :c

In my opinion (Granted, that's not worth much because mine is only Level 53.) it's a simple class to get into and understand, but the skill gap between a decent/average SAM and a god-tier SAM is HUUUUUUUUUUUUGE.

In my Opinion Samurai is the easiest of all Melees But still harder than most Range DPS (Blackmage and Machinist are a pain atm)

Its a "Easy to learn, hard to Master" thingy.

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Originally Posted by LoveXoxo

...I was told that if you dont know how to play SAM, youre autistic.

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What an ignorant thing to say.

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Originally Posted by CainCrimson

What an ignorant thing to say.

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Youre not wrong

Samurai is probably the most forgiving and flexible melee dps. The only class I can think that is more so is RDM.

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Originally Posted by LoveXoxo

I mean to ask because I was told that if you dont know how to play SAM, youre autistic.

Of course I disagree, but I just want people's insight on the difficuly of the class, and whatnot. I personally would like to play it. But if it is very difficult then I may be unable to. Ive been a healer main my entire time playing XIV. I just want to be able to play something else efficiently, but I feel like an idiot when people try to explain and I dont get it. :c

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No SAM is not difficult to play but most SAM are just bad.

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Originally Posted by Araxes

In my Opinion Samurai is the easiest of all Melees But still harder than most Range DPS (Blackmage and Machinist are a pain atm)

Its a "Easy to learn, hard to Master" thingy.

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SMN is harder too, if you are actually playing it properly and making optimal use of its many CDs.

I gave up playing BLM because the lag levels I get on an NA server just aren't fun, whereas they're not as punishing on SAM. I don't really like the style or aesthetic of the other melee jobs.

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Originally Posted by Lauront

SMN is harder too, if you are actually playing it properly and making optimal use of its many CDs.

I gave up playing BLM because the lag levels I get on an NA server just aren't fun, whereas they're not as punishing on SAM. I don't really like the style or aesthetic of the other melee jobs.

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Every dps class, besides RDM, is harder than SAM.

Samurai is definitely the easiest of the melee at least. Their guage never drops, their positionals are pretty easy to hit. All you really need to do is keep your self buffs up which are pretty long to begin with.

It gets a bit harder when you go into optimizing their damage, but for casual-midcore play, it's very easy to get into.

In principal... no, not really. The rotation isn't difficult, but I find it tedious because I don't enjoy it. Though the difference between a good SAM and a mediocre SAM is huge.

The basics are really easy : 3 combos, 2 positionals and your kenki gauge to manage. It's probably one of the easiest class to get into, with RDM.

When it come to min/max thought, it's probably as hard as DRG/MNK when you try to optimise your damage on a boss. NIN is still more difficult to handle for HL plays.

If people think that SAMs are retarded, it's because 90% of the samurais you will see in game have absolutely no clue how the job works (to the point where you wonder if they actually read the damn skills) and got a really bad DPS, thus gaining a bad reputation with the community (and the meta-only idiots).

Every class in this game is fairly simple to play at a basic level and complexity increases as you explore the intricacies of the role. As long as you do a bit of research on the job and practice on a dummy/while leveling I see no reason why you can't pick up any job and play it if you wish to. I think the latter point about while leveling is something that alot of people don't do but it really does help. Personally, when I pick up a new class I look into it first and set my hotkeys up so everything is in a familiar and comfortable spot without having to rearrange it for new skills as I go along. This lets you start to develop muscle memory and familiarity with the way you're set up in a much less pressured environment (leveling dungeons).