Forecast: Ninja with a chance of Samurai?

[Khyzen]

Anyone else think there's a good chance of seeing Samurai as one of the new jobs?

Obviously we're getting a Dagger class and the Mystery Gunner class, but how good of a chance is it that SE has another one or two jobs up their sleeve that they're waiting to announce at one of the big events (Japan EXPO, E3, etc)?

Points:
- FFXI released 4 jobs with it's first expansion: Dragoon, Ninja, Samurai, and Summoner.
- At some point Yoshi P. mentioned how he wanted Samurai, Red Mage, Dark Knight, and Thief in the game.
- In FFXI, Ninja and Samurai were both related to the Tenshodo, and underground organization in Jeuno. As revealed in 2.2, a similar organization exists in Limsa.
- In FFVI, Cyan Garamonde, the game's Samurai, came from Doma. In both FFVI and FFXIV, Doma seems to have Far Eastern ties, and in both Doma is destroyed. So it wouldn't be too far fetched to imagine a Samurai trainer came over with the refugees.

So, all that said...

つ ◕_◕ ༽つSAMURAI OR RIOT ༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ

[Dijana]

For starters, I think we're getting these new classes BEFORE the expansion, so chances of us getting more pre-expansion probably aren't that high.

This is just my own speculation, but I think ninja will be the advanced job of the dagger class, rather than the more commonly thought of dagger class --> thief and ninja. I'd be surprised to get ninja before thief but, just from the storyline thats what I think.

Since no job uses a weapon different to the class, and I assume samurai would use katanas, I dont think that's coming anytime soon, at least not with these new classes unless a 3rd, katana wielding class is announced, but that goes back to the first thing I said.

[JeniLinsky]

Since no job uses a weapon different to the class, and I assume samurai would use katanas, I dont think that's coming anytime soon, at least not with these new classes unless a 3rd, katana wielding class is announced, but that goes back to the first thing I said.

Katana are just a flavor of sword. Samurai could easily come off of Gladiator.

[Deathscythe343]

I think it is very likely we are getting more than what is just been teased to us. Consider that Yugiri mentions in the story quests that she is looking for a home for her entire civilization. They are waiting some where safe until she gives them the word.

Assuming that all the jobs will be from her people, it is logical to guess that they have more than 2 skill sets at their disposal.

The story provided us with the look at what the theif/ninja can and will be able to do. It will obviously be a dps class.

We have heard we are getting a "gunner" class, but that it is not what people are expecting. My guess from this is that it is likely to be either a healer class or a support class or both, similar to smn/sch.

Assuming the first are two that only leaves some kind of tank class to complete the trinity.

[Naelle]

Would kind of suck to have a new ranged physical class also get pigeon holed into a dps/support role. I'm putting all of my hopes and dreams into Machinist! Just think about it, it'd fit pretty well in the games lore. It's also not a gun class we expected!

[Delmontyb]

Would kind of suck to have a new ranged physical class also get pigeon holed into a dps/support role. I'm putting all of my hopes and dreams into Machinist! Just think about it, it'd fit pretty well in the games lore. It's also not a gun class we expected!

Or engineer like Cid !!!

[Delmontyb]

Would kind of suck to have a new ranged physical class also get pigeon holed into a dps/support role. I'm putting all of my hopes and dreams into Machinist! Just think about it, it'd fit pretty well in the games lore. It's also not a gun class we expected!

I often wondered if they would introduce "engineer" as branch off of gunner, for as a DPS or I could even see it as a tank class. Gun Shields anyone?

Perhaps engineer could have pets or traps, and bombs... Could be interesting. I guess we'll learn more here in a few weeks.

[Giantbane]

Hopefully they will also add 2nd jobs to more of the existing classes

[Marxam]

What we really need...

[Muzy]

What we really need...

I see your ninjas with guitars and raise you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNok8ci_sGQ