Area for Samurai and Ninja

[Klefth]

I just hope that, whatever they do with ninja/samurai, they do give them some nice background - hopefully an area (a real area) of origin, too - and not pull off another "far east" like in XI.

[Arkine]

I don't doubt that SE will add Samurai and Ninja to the game, I just hope they take some artistic licenses with SAM/NIN equipment.

The FFXI AFs looked too "authentic" for my taste but later additions like the Hachiman equipment looked alot better.

[Elexia]

I don't doubt that SE will add Samurai and Ninja to the game, I just hope they take some artistic licenses with SAM/NIN equipment.

The FFXI AFs looked too "authentic" for my taste but later additions like the Hachiman equipment looked alot better.

So you dislike traditional design but like the more non-traditional generally western style?

[Koku]

Grand idea! Very intriguing find!

[Millerna]

Oh yeah I think I remember that live letter then. If they add ninja and samurai I would imagine that ninja would be the first class and the samurai would be the extension to the ninja class.

What's the reasoning behind a ninja class having a samurai job? In popular lore (which the FFXI samurai is based on) samurai and ninja are pretty much opposites

They have mentioned they were looking into adding more popular FF jobs, including ninja and samurai, and they've also said they were looking into how to add them, and whether it's doable to have multiple jobs per class. If they go with multiple jobs per class, samurai would be a job for either warrior (very likely) or archer (not very likely, but historically more correct ), ninja would have to be a job for maybe a rogue class. Rogue class could also get thief as job.

That's all just speculation of course, and we'll have to wait until they actually start implementing more new jobs before we know anything. We're already getting summoner, and I believe musketeer is a given to be the next new class/job considering there's already content for musketeer, or at least, there was content for musketeer in 1.0

[Felis]

I'm just saying the majority of the player-base would rather have Samurai rather than Musketeer, regardless of the current course SE is taking. Name another MMO that has Samurai as a class? Not to mention it's former popularity in FFXI. Excuse my fanboying.

Yoshi-P talked about to fulfill made promises. And musketeer is one of this promises since the musketeer guild is in Limsa.
And don't expect the FF XIV Samurai would be the same as the FF XI Samurai ^^

[stanleyyoung]

Yoshi-P talked about to fulfill made promises. And musketeer is one of this promises since the musketeer guild is in Limsa.

Exactly, as it stands right now musketeers have a guild, lore, setting, etc etc behind it the only thing is that it isn't physically in the game for players to use. Samurai & ninja currently have no guild, lore, setting etc Etc behind them in 1.0 SE from a technical stand point would add musketeers first since its already has more work done to it while Sam &. Ninja would have to be made from the ground up needing setting, guild, lore, story, etc etc.

[Andrien]

Nice find OP. Ninja and Samurai need to have a proper setting and background before implementation. A far eastern city from an expansion pack with new jobs, and more new areas to explore will be perfect after ARR.

[Kirito]

What's the reasoning behind a ninja class having a samurai job? In popular lore (which the FFXI samurai is based on) samurai and ninja are pretty much opposites

They have mentioned they were looking into adding more popular FF jobs, including ninja and samurai, and they've also said they were looking into how to add them, and whether it's doable to have multiple jobs per class. If they go with multiple jobs per class, samurai would be a job for either warrior (very likely) or archer (not very likely, but historically more correct ), ninja would have to be a job for maybe a rogue class. Rogue class could also get thief as job.

That's all just speculation of course, and we'll have to wait until they actually start implementing more new jobs before we know anything. We're already getting summoner, and I believe musketeer is a given to be the next new class/job considering there's already content for musketeer, or at least, there was content for musketeer in 1.0

Yes that would be if they decide to extend the job ranks even further... If they don't decide to then I would think they would have ninja extend to samurai since they could relate the story of the extension quests with ninja and samurai together... plus it is not the first time they had one class extend to a non-similar class. Arc/Bard

[Legado]

I'm not sure if samurai and ninja is in the devs radar right now. I know that they are interested in summoner and possibly musketeer. But I've heard nothing of ninja and samurai.

In one of the live letters someone was asking if we would see the return of weapons such as the Masamune and Excalibur due to them being such iconic weapons in the Final Fantasy series, Yoshi P himself replied saying they would return when they introduce Samurai and Ninja. So it isn't a matter if, as much as WHEN!

Side note... PLS BRING BACK NORG! ; ;