SAMURAI SHOWDOWN

[Shippuu]

Also how you are picturing what a Viking Tank may be like is being based on what you know about it from its past role in FF games. What Viking Job ends up as in FF14 can be completely different from Warrior since FF14 gameplay is different from FF3 gameplay which means they can start introducing new mechanics unique to FF14 version of the Jobs and even completely new gameplay.

I'm not even talking about potential abilities or play styles they can use all kinds of things regardless of the outward shell (viking, samurai whatever.)

I'm talking about the overall visual aesthetic. How is a viking stylistically different from a warrior? It isn't, warrior covers both the viking and berserker aesthetics, even if you give them a warhammer which isn't any different than a great axe except for the damage type.

Why would they give us a job that looks exactly like warrior over something that has a unique and iconic appearance that is vastly more popular.

[Kyuuen]

I'm not even talking about potential abilities or play styles they can use all kinds of things regardless of the outward shell (viking, samurai whatever.)

I'm talking about the overall visual aesthetic. How is a viking stylistically different from a warrior? It isn't, warrior covers both the viking and berserker aesthetics, even if you give them a warhammer which isn't any different than a great axe except for the damage type.

Why would they give us a job that looks exactly like warrior over something that has a unique and iconic appearance that is vastly more popular.

The reverse of that can be equally true though. What is Sam as a tank? Two handed sword wielder that parry's attacks. Sounds exactly like Warrior AND Dark Knight. Which is why I like the idea of Sam being a DPS as we have nothing; in melee, that is two handed as DPS... beside Dragoon.