If You Were A Class/Job Designer...

[Syzygian]

Doing a write up on my issues with DRK

Please no, there are already so many.

No disrespect but I can already predict...

"Blood Weapon in Grit!"
"DA Dark Dance boost parry strength!"
"Use Reprisal as OT!"
"Reduce MP costs!"
"Make LD not require healing!"
"DA Dark Passenger does something other than blind!"
"More HP absorbs!"

Its a song and dance we all know by heart and yet when you actually go out there and play the job and play it right, none of this stuff *really* holds you back.

Considering Square knew there would be controversy revolving around the fact that they made DRK a tank

This reminds me...

Everyone here knows that Samurai, if we get it, is almost certainly not going to be a tank right?

[Tanathya]

Everyone here knows that Samurai, if we get it, is almost certainly not going to be a tank right?

I was stating a fact there. There's been (obvious) controversy whether you like it or not, and I didn't mention SAM in the first place. Anyway, I certainly hope SAM isn't a tank anymore.

[MagiusNecros]

Everyone here knows that Samurai, if we get it, is almost certainly not going to be a tank right?

Considering Samurai in every other FF game has been mostly a class focused on high DPS either through raw stats or counter attacks this comment isn't amounting to much.

[Jpec07]

Considering Samurai in every other FF game has been mostly a class focused on high DPS either through raw stats or counter attacks this comment isn't amounting to much.

Except that I'm pretty sure that they have said multiple times, in multiple interviews, that Samurai would be a sword-based DPS class.

[MagiusNecros]

Except that I'm pretty sure that they have said multiple times, in multiple interviews, that Samurai would be a sword-based DPS class.

They said it could go either way. But as always the Samurai was always a Sword based DPS class ergo true to form. Will Samurai have Bushido skills is the main question here.

[Tanathya]

They said it could go either way. But as always the Samurai was always a Sword based DPS class ergo true to form. Will Samurai have Bushido skills is the main question here.

Honestly, this "always was tank or dd" thing isn't true for any jobs. As I, and many others, have said, tanking never really existed. Some were more suited to get hit, which were most melees to be honest, but they had no skills to divert enemies' attacks other than maybe Cover and Provoke, and maybe Celes' Runic.

[MagiusNecros]

Honestly, this "always was tank or dd" thing isn't true for any jobs. As I, and many others, have said, tanking never really existed. Some were more suited to get hit, which were most melees to be honest, but they had no skills to divert enemies' attacks other than maybe Cover and Provoke, and maybe Celes' Runic.

Personally all the combat classes do damage so in that sense they are all DPS classes. They just have this archaic trinity system they pulled from other MMO's primarily WoW and feel forced to basically design a 3 tier system of Tank, Damage Dealer, Healer.

What weapon a class has is pointless if it's the weaponskills, traits and abilities that matter. Stats matter too but they don't seem to want us to build any form of status/elemental resistance. Which honestly is ridiculous.

[Tanathya]

Personally all the combat classes do damage so in that sense they are all DPS classes. They just have this archaic trinity system they pulled from other MMO's primarily WoW and feel forced to basically design a 3 tier system of Tank, Damage Dealer, Healer.

What weapon a class has is pointless if it's the weaponskills, traits and abilities that matter. Stats matter too but they don't seem to want us to build any form of status/elemental resistance. Which honestly is ridiculous.

It's not that they're DDs, they're just jobs. Technically, every job here is a DD as well, since they all deal damage. I just hope that, since they made DRK a tank, SAM isn't one too.

[Lyrica_Ashtine]

Except that I'm pretty sure that they have said multiple times, in multiple interviews, that Samurai would be a sword-based DPS class.

I only remember Yoshi P mentioning that he would like Samurai to be a DPS job, but has the potential as a tank and that it would require some consideration. Do you have a more recent source of this particular statement?

Samurai will either be a Tank or DPS most likely.

What are you talking about? Obviously the samurai will stab you to perform healing - Fun fact: It was actually a thing in Final Fantasy Tactics with a healing staff that healed whoever you attacked (which also resulted in death of the healer if said person being healed has counter equipped)

[MagiusNecros]

What are you talking about? Obviously the samurai will stab you to perform healing - Fun fact: It was actually a thing in Final Fantasy Tactics with a healing staff that healed whoever you attacked (which also resulted in death of the healer if said person being healed has counter equipped)

Unfortunately unlike Tactics XIV offers little to no customization whatsoever.