Quote Originally Posted by Ciri_Wolf View Post
DRK has a history of using swords in ff. Didn't stop them from getting a scythe in XI. Bards have never used bows in ff before, but in XIV they do. Classes don't need to follow other past variations.
FFXI which supported multiple weapons per job allowed DRK to still wield greatswords, as well as the DRK unlock quest and main NPC also involved greatswords and not scythes. And bards couldn't use bows? Funny that, cause the Spoony bard Edward from ff4 could certainly equip bows.

You're right though and things don't have to necessarily follow the precedent set by past games but that doesn't change the fact that there's absolutely plenty of merit to making samurai a tank.