My take on Samurai as a tank

[Shippuu]

That just reinforces why Samurai shouldn't be a thing in FFXIV. If people want Samurai for heavy Japanese-themed armor, then it'd be easier just to make more of that Doman armor and put job development ideas toward something more interesting.

Whether you think Samurai is interesting or not doesn't change the fact it's pretty much the most requested job to be added to the game. This is a business first. They're in it to make money and appeal to the largest demographics they can.

What's "interesting" is entirely subjective. And Interesting doesn't always equal good and beneficial to the game or it's longevity.

Besides, saying they should just add more samurai themed armor isn't even close. By that logic they shouldn't have even added DRK knight since apparently people just want dark knight armor? Not the weapon or abilities or visual flair that comes with it? You sure do like shooting down SAM without actually providing any of these "interesting" options in exchange.