Why samurai is much more possible as a dps than you think

[ChocoFeru]

I think it was in a Live Letter when Yoshi-P talked about why DRK was a tank, and the reason was that they were thinking about a 2h Sword tank, and there were 2 posibilities; DRK and SAM.

So, if DRK is tank, them SAM should be a DPS unless SE wants a second sank using 2h Swords (or a healer using G.Katanas, like "I have a wound on my arm!" *SAM cuts the arm, wound gone* "Thank you, SAM!").

[Kiteless]

I think it was in a Live Letter when Yoshi-P talked about why DRK was a tank, and the reason was that they were thinking about a 2h Sword tank, and there were 2 posibilities; DRK and SAM.

So, if DRK is tank, them SAM should be a DPS unless SE wants a second sank using 2h Swords (or a healer using G.Katanas, like "I have a wound on my arm!" *SAM cuts the arm, wound gone* "Thank you, SAM!").

For what it's worth, a 'melee healer' who did its job by running around and splinting broken bones or stitching wounds would be really cool. Not as a samurai, but as a concept in general.

[Reynhart]

For what it's worth, a 'melee healer' who did its job by running around and splinting broken bones or stitching wounds would be really cool. Not as a samurai, but as a concept in general.

I don't think it was powerful enough to really be a "main" healer, but that's kind of what Dancer was in FFXI.
Using TP to cure the party, or put leech buffs on the enemy, while having access to several enfeebling skills.

[Shippuu]

I think it was in a Live Letter when Yoshi-P talked about why DRK was a tank, and the reason was that they were thinking about a 2h Sword tank, and there were 2 posibilities; DRK and SAM.

So, if DRK is tank, them SAM should be a DPS unless SE wants a second sank using 2h Swords (or a healer using G.Katanas, like "I have a wound on my arm!" *SAM cuts the arm, wound gone* "Thank you, SAM!").

The devs have made zero comments regarding SAM and DRK where them being 2 handed jobs having any kind of factor in the decision for them. They have only ever said SAM was going to be Heavensward's tank until the last minute when they decided to use DRK instead to better match the visual theme of the expansion and because they didn't want to release another eastern themed job so soon after Ninja.

There has never been any comment from them about 2 handed swords being any point of consideration for either job nor their roles.

[Katana190]

I think it was in a Live Letter when Yoshi-P talked about why DRK was a tank, and the reason was that they were thinking about a 2h Sword tank, and there were 2 posibilities; DRK and SAM.

So, if DRK is tank, them SAM should be a DPS unless SE wants a second sank using 2h Swords (or a healer using G.Katanas, like "I have a wound on my arm!" *SAM cuts the arm, wound gone* "Thank you, SAM!").

Can honestly see FFXIV SAM not using a Great Katana this time around, but a set of Daishō, utilising both blades. Tank or DPS, I just can't see GK being the thing in XIV's SAM. Just my opinion though.