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

[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.

[Dualgunner]

Except that Aoshi don't use Wakizashis, but Kodachis. And it would make it closer to what Ninjas use in FFXIV...and in FFXI, where they were made a tank in the end

Ah, you're right x3 It's been a while since I watched the anime sadly, I'm gonna give the movie a watch once I save up $70 for the Blu-Ray set. Also interesting to note is Aoshi was technically a ninja not a samurai x3 NIN tank ftw

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.

My problem with melee healers...go heal briny mirror in Leviathan and then come back and say how cool melee healing is D: The healer would also need to be able to eat cleaves somehow, and also fast enough to hit other party members who need heals. In solo healing content they'd either be brokenly fast, brokenly durable, or brokenly useless as I can see :<

[Velhart]

Scouting gear is a thing because they wanted ROG/NIN to be it's own kind of role, despite sharing similar role traits with MNK.

However, Samurai would likely fall under a category. If a tank, they would go under Fending. If they are a DPS, then very likely they would be thrown into Maiming with DRG.

[Legion88]

My problem with melee healers...go heal briny mirror in Leviathan and then come back and say how cool melee healing is D: The healer would also need to be able to eat cleaves somehow, and also fast enough to hit other party members who need heals. In solo healing content they'd either be brokenly fast, brokenly durable, or brokenly useless as I can see :<

Melee healers don't heal in melee, just their ressource generating/Regeneration or damage skills would be melee. Heals would mostly work like all other heals.

[Dualgunner]

Melee healers don't heal in melee, just their ressource generating/Regeneration or damage skills would be melee. Heals would mostly work like all other heals.

So it's a melee dps with healer spells?

It...sounds like a gimmicky white mage as described :<

[Legion88]

So it's a melee dps with healer spells?

It...sounds like a gimmicky white mage as described :<

If you take it like that we have 3 caster dps with healer spells and 1 of them has a light focus on support abilities in addition. So exciting...
And for SCH the term "caster dps with healer spells/abilities" is like his definition...

[Reynhart]

The healer would also need to be able to eat cleaves somehow

Why ? Do MNK, DRG and NIN eat cleaves ? Being in melee range doesn't require you to be in front of the boss. It just means you'll have some weapon skills that will help you builds healing power or ressources that you'll spend to heal the party.
As for fast healing, if it uses TP instead of MP, we might assume that all those heals would be instant.

[Arasiel]

RDM if was a healer and a melee healer then maybe a reraise spell would be handy. I'd rather have the Dancer be a healer tbh.

[Waaltar]

Do people seriously want Highlander Samurai? Aren't Highlander Monks silly enough? Wouldn't you rather wait for the next expansion after this one, like maybe one that includes Doma?

Samurai should just not be in Stormblood. That means they won't come out until maybe Summer or Fall or Winter 2019.

[Norleas]

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I think highlander samurais would be pretty badass. Besides, Au'Ras were added in HW when it centers around Ishgard, and as far as I know they aren't very tied together.