SAMURAI SHOWDOWN

[MugenMugetsu]

I think SAM should be DPS. Their offensive capability would be severely hindered if they are placed in the tank role, and I feel that SAM should be one of the strongest DPS in the game. SAM were one of the strongest DPS in FFXI and it just would not feel right, to me, to see SAM as a tank. While I do understand how SAM could be placed in the tank role, I feel that we do not need another sword wielding tank job, and SAM would be a great addition to the game as a sword wielding DPS.

[ChocoFeru]

SAM will be DPS! Yoshi-P already stated that months (a year?) ago!

[AnduinLynn]

would be cool to see another tank class

[Xaeth]

Ever since I saw the statue of the fury in the cathedral, I've been praying to it so we can get Templar with spear and shield as a tank. (I don't play tank but I still think it would be awesome)

As for SAM, I think it should be a dps since we already have a 2-handed sword wielder in DRK...

And RDM should be a rapier wielding melee dps class which uses uses MP and TP and has a elemental buff (enfire or the like) that makes it so all its physical attacks does magic damage.

These are my opinions ^.^

[ADVSS]

Yeah Id rather them add 2 new dps jobs anyway in fact i wouldnt be surprised if we saw no more than 4 tanks or healers in the entirety of the game in total. Its just that gameplay wise, and because of this whole balance issue that apparently HAS to be, those two roles in general will be stuck being cookie cutter because they have to, for science. or balance. I want them to focus on GAMEPLAY over having to be effective at basic mechanical structure of a role(you have lots hp, you hit enemy and keep their attention, you just heal people and sometime throw up a do because we said so). So I would rather SAM be an intuitive DPS and not some cookie cutter template, arguably though, with these past 3 "extra jobs" I mean seriously.... my hopes would be that they give us something new to work with but i mean i have low expectations. Balance always gets in the way of this stuff so...

[Tanathya]

Because the DF que's don't lie, Tanks are needed.

The more tank jobs doesn't necessarily mean the more people tanking. You'll see more people on the job for the first couple of months, then they'll go back to whatever they enjoy doing. Happened with tank knig... Dark knight, will happen with whatever comes next.

[Evangela]

If they want another tank, they can add something like Barbarian or Warlock. No need to waste Samurai for it.

[Jhett_Magnum]

It really depends on what they do with Red Mage actually. I mean fencing is done face to face so I think RDM has a high chance of being a tank. If RDM gets a gunblade and goes the Mystic Knight route we could possibly see Samurai tank.

Still though I think our current tanks need more work, and during 4.0 lets push for a Beast Master or shape shifting tank job for 5.0.

[Rhaja]

I'm going to jump on the DPS bandwagon as well. The armor type is already there (DRG), it would finally give DPS a sword class, and adding another tank may not help the current issues of tank balance.

SAM = heavy armored DPS
RDM = Melee support than can also add the piercing debuff

[Yhisa]

Why not have a beast master? But use the geomancer bell instead to invoke shape shapeshifting? Could make a nice tank or dps depending what u can transform into

Dancer could have chains and be an intellect melee dps but also have some range chains can function as a whip a bit like morgiana from Magi but not with her strength and allow thunder/ wind spells to be access

Samurai should be a dps and have 2 sword stance , 1st would be duel wield which burns TP fast , 2nd should be 2h but hits hard but regen TP but long Recast time as the samurai is in focus stance this is soo u can make samurai to be a dps which eats and regen tp base on ur stance so a melee version of Blm but with endless TP and require Control which is samurai fort