@Naoki Yoshida-> Make Samurai a DPS class!!!

[Evangela]

They didn't say that Samurai is coming in Stormblood, right? Maybe the other job is Beastmaster. So just because Red Mage is a DD doesn't mean we can't have Samurai as a DD. But if it's 2 DDs in the same expansion I'll be happy.

[Zeonx]

as far as we know, there's only going to be 2 new jobs: SAM and RDM. RDM is confirmed to be DPS.

Shouldn't be, because it wouldn't be balanced.

Nobody is gonna tank up old jobs to level others because everyone is gonna be playing new jobs.

[Paladinleeds]

Nobody is gonna tank up old jobs to level others because everyone is gonna be playing new jobs.

Speak for yourself, when Heavensward released I got Paladin and Scholar both to 60 before starting on the new jobs.

[Madepossible]

Shouldn't be, because it wouldn't be balanced.

Nobody is gonna tank up old jobs to level others because everyone is gonna be playing new jobs.

I sure as hell won't, Viva la fates cos it's gonna be Ninja fiasco all over again with the que times.

[shao32]

Can we have a referendum for this? Use democracy to solve this issue.

the think is this is not a democracy, this is not our game, we dont decide what we get , how and who, devs do and devs do what they need for the game bcs is a business, this discussion are pretty useless, we can ive some feedback to devs and thats all

[AutoWhit]

Why does everyone think that the shortage of tanks is a result of not enough tank classes/jobs? People don't tank because it has a decent amount of responsibility attached to it. All adding another tank class/job will do is shift the actual number tanks playing to a different one.

I really want SAM in the game, and if it's added as dps I'll finally be able to ditch DRG as my main (I prefer 2hd sword weilding dps classes), but adding it as a tank isn't gonna change the fact I don't want to main a tank....so I won't.

[Paladinleeds]

Why does everyone think that the shortage of tanks is a result of not enough tank classes/jobs? People don't tank because it has a decent amount of responsibility attached to it. All adding another tank class/job will do is shift the actual number of tanks to playing a different one.

I really want SAM in the game, and if it's added as dps I'll finally be able to ditch DRG as my main (I prefer 2hd sword weilding dps classes), but adding it as a tank isn't gonna change the fact I don't want to main a tank....so I won't.

By the same token, to go off the example of the job I'm wanting (Dancer), as much as I want to play Dancer, if it's a DPS I flat out refuse. I hate being a DPS. I mean irrationally hate. I only put up with it for friends when needed, but scurry back to my tanks and healers at the first opportunity. I also will not tackle any current expansion content as a DPS.

[shao32]

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the shortage is for miss imformation, DRK prove already ppl dont tank bcs they are fear and go in to the easy role, but when they give it a shot they find how wrong they are

[AutoWhit]

the shortage is for miss imformation, DRK prove already ppl dont tank bcs they are fear and go in to the easy role, but when they give it a shot they find how wrong they are

Does it matter? Shortage is shortage.

I actually like tanking, and have done it regularly in other mmos, but you can see by looking me up on the Lodestone that I have only recently started leveling a tank. I think a lot of people are like me - I prefer to learn content in games as a dps, and have only recently gotten to a point where I feel comfortable enough to actually tank in this game. Basically it's a learning thing for me. I'd rather learn 1st before taking the lead as a a tank.

All you have to do is go read through all the comments in this thread http://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/t...ry.-Let-s-vent. regarding "bad tanks" to see why I prefer to do things this way.

[AutoWhit]

By the same token, to go off the example of the job I'm wanting (Dancer), as much as I want to play Dancer, if it's a DPS I flat out refuse. I hate being a DPS. I mean irrationally hate. I only put up with it for friends when needed, but scurry back to my tanks and healers at the first opportunity. I also will not tackle any current expansion content as a DPS.

And that's fine too. A lot of people are like you. If we didn't have people like you we'd have even longer queue times as dps. Kudos to you