SAMURAI SHOWDOWN

[Ciri_Wolf]

I really hope SAM is DPS, we need a sword based DPS job or they can do the class > two jobs again and please both sides.

As cool as that would be, I think they already said it was too hard to balance that again and they won't do it. More like their system is too limited.

[Evangela]

Samurai is a damage dealer. That's the bottom line because Yoshi-P said so.

[Millerna]

Shoguns are usually the Samurai with higher stats thus having access to more fancy and heavy armor people tend to picture as "Samurai Armor".


Samurai, based on their stats in society and/or what they can obtain has their armor vary in type as Millerna said

Not all Samurai had access or used heavy plated type armor nor have access to it.

This is a fairly typical set of armour for a low-ranking samurai (from a fairly late time period):



(there's several more images, just change the '28' in the url. They show detail bits as well.)

Obviously, not all samurai had armour, many were forced to sell it during times when there was no war (and thus no real need for samurai). Once the arquebus (tanegashima) became more popular, they started using more foot soldiers (ashigaru) which were more often than not peasants trained to use the arquebus. So again, samurai weren't quite as much needed during those times, especially since ashigaru were much cheaper to employ.

Either way, what it comes down to, is that samurai were trained in multiple weapons and multiple fighting styles. So, they could go either way really (even from a historical point of view)

[Shippuu]

Samurai is a damage dealer. That's the bottom line because Yoshi-P said so.

Except he hasnt? We've already gone over every time he's talked about it's role and every time he's mentioned it potentially being a dps he's also talked about it potentially being a tank too. So your statement is just factually incorrect.

[MagiusNecros]

Samurai is a damage dealer. That's the bottom line because Yoshi-P said so.

Every class can deal damage. So what's your point? As stated Yoshi hasn't decided if he wants SAM to be DPS or Tank yet.

[Krissey]

AKA

[Handheld]

AKA

If you look up traditional Samurai you get a very very different picture.

[Jhett_Magnum]

I'm by all means no lore expert, but the whole samurai thing is from Doma right?

Which is where the Au Ra come from...

Since Dark Knight makes sense with the Xaela lore being that Dark Knights abilities are said to come from watching panthers.
(DRK mount description) So them being nomadic and hunters etc..i can see the relationship .

Wouldn't Raen clans leading a more solitary life wouldn't need to be so heavily armored and be a tank?
Their naming conventions are even based on old Japan so clearly I think it's safe to say we can associate samurai with the Raen.

[Xlantaa]

So, what the...? Do you even know what a Samurai is? o.O

[Jhett_Magnum]

So, what the...? Do you even know what a Samurai is? o.O

Er no, not to a science, but please enlighten me. I'm just curious about all this, because this job peaks my intrest more than RDM now.

Haha I knew trying my hand at lore would be catastrophic.