What Roles would you like for Samurai and Red Mage?

[OPneedNerfs]

RDM could be designed as a melee caster with buffs/debuffs focus with rapiers <3

SAM would likely be rolled as a tank (if they use heavy armor) but looking at the current tanks, things don't look enticing enough for SAM to be a tank so I'll say they might become a DPS with cloth armor instead. Maybe something like Kenshin or Vergil?

[SpecialKK]

Given the current jobs, I think RDM can sit perfectly as the 3rd DPS/Support. Slotting wise, they can provide more DPS than BRD/MCH, but less TP/MP support, while being able to buff/debuff/heal more than those two.

SAM would be the 2nd medium armor Melee DPS (along with DRG).

[OMEGA_HACK]

Given the current jobs, I think RDM can sit perfectly as the 3rd DPS/Support. Slotting wise, they can provide more DPS than BRD/MCH, but less TP/MP support, while being able to buff/debuff/heal more than those two.

SAM would be the 2nd medium armor Melee DPS (along with DRG).

Yeah but we already have a 2-handed DPS and an Eastern Themed DPS (two of them really: MNK and NIN).

Oh, and I propose to the community that are saying things like what I just said: You know if BLU is added it will more than likely use a sword (scimitar class) and RDM will use a sword as well (rapier class) IF all three come in the next expansion and each fulfill a different role that all three roles will be filled sword-wielding type jobs...so your argument on too many sword types in the tanking role is a bit moot and a more valid concern would be having all three of the traditionally Eastern themed jobs DPS.

SAM would likely be rolled as a tank (if they use heavy armor) but looking at the current tanks, things don't look enticing enough for SAM to be a tank so I'll say they might become a DPS with cloth armor instead. Maybe something like Kenshin or Vergil?

So basically a single handed Ninja? Or a branching combo type like Monk? I feel it would offer a lot more diversity if it were rolled as a Tank instead of a DPS. Also those hoping for SAM (which I believe a lot of people are) to be like the FFXI SAM, you have to remember that a majority of those defining abilities are already in use by other jobs, they might be renamed but their function is the same, and SAM in XI was a Burst Damage Dealer, something that Dragoon in this game currently occupies, and I would rather them not make a clone job and instead work on a unique job instead.

[AzraelX]

Seems like ff14 takes ideas from tactics and SAM IN THAT GAME used busier/ sword spirits to do attacks.

Aurom in ffx was a Samarui with moves like armor break / magic break.
SAM in ff use a toss Gil move as well

So I think SAM as sword- melee DPS will have some unique elements

[SpecialKK]

Spear and Katana are so different I don't even know why you bring it up, especially when SAM world bring more duplicity at tank. Parry? War has it. Self heal? Drk and war. 2h sword? DrK.

Not to mention balancing 4 tanking jobs is tougher than DPS

[Sapphic]

Seems like ff14 takes ideas from ff14 and SAM IN THAT GAME used busier/ sword spirits to do attacks.

MMMkay........

ff14 takes ideas from ff14

[AzraelX]

Given the current jobs, I think RDM can sit perfectly as the 3rd DPS/Support. Slotting wise, they can provide more DPS than BRD/MCH, but less TP/MP support, while being able to buff/debuff/heal more than those two.

SAM would be the 2nd medium armor Melee DPS (along with DRG).

They have it out a role that uses dragoon armor if not that's not fully utilizing resources.
After reading that article I'm 90% sure SAM will be a DPS. Rd will be the wild card

[Duelle]

SAM would likely be rolled as a tank (if they use heavy armor) but looking at the current tanks, things don't look enticing enough for SAM to be a tank so I'll say they might become a DPS with cloth armor instead. Maybe something like Kenshin or Vergil?

I'll admit that the SAM storyline NPC having the split personality Kenshin had would make things very interesting. If they want to base it on iaido/battoujutsu I can think of no better place to start. SAM with Godspeed; please look forward to it.

Does Blue Mage necessarily have to be a melee fighter?

Not necessarily. I'd personally want BLU to be a caster DPS to sit next to BLM and SMN. Unlike other jobs, all BLU needs to be recognizable is an array of monster skills. The spells I'd give it would count as blunt damage (creating a weird synergy between BLU and MNK) and of course recognizable spells from stuff like Marlboros and dragons and behemoths.