Samurai relesing sooner then we think?

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Developing them both and choosing between the two also means that Samurai was intended to fill the same role as Dark Knight, as in a 2H Sword wielding tank class. In which case why would SE release Samurai next when they just put out another class with the same role.

If you look at class variation in the game post heavensward, I think it much more likely the next new class would be a caster type dps. probably Red Mage.