New Samurai Tank

[Drakanous]

Stay your pitchforks for a sec. I know Samurai is typically a DPS class and would probably be the most fun as such, but bear with me.

For the most part, I think it would be a great "stance" tank with focus on parry. Having a stance that not only increased their parry rate, but the % amount of damage parried would make for good tanking. Obviously have something in there for enmity.

For a set list, having no set rotation, but going pseudo ninja where a certain combination of attacks will have different effects. No set starting point, but say 5 moves, and a variety of different ways to combine them like: 1>2>2>4, 2>4>3, 5>4>1>2, 1>2>3, 3>5>2, etc. These could be used to increase DEF, Attack Speed, Skill Speed, Magic DEF, debuff the target, AOE attacks, etc. Keep it to 5-6 outcomes for now, maybe.


That's all the room I have. Thanks for your time, guys.

[Drakanous]

I forgot to add, the armor set would be everything of the current tanks and dragoons except for the 'heavy' gear that includes the head and body.

[SirTaint]

All I want in this game is SAM or DRK as a tank job. My two main classes in 11 and I MTed HNMs on both.

[Drakanous]

All I want in this game is SAM or DRK as a tank job. My two main classes in 11 and I MTed HNMs on both.

DRK has been confirmed as a tank!

[Resolute]

I hope they save Samurai as a tank and don't introduce it as a dps in 3.0. I am not really interested in dark knight because I don't really like big weapon tanking. I don't enjoy the aesthetic of warrior for that reason. I was really excited about playing a samurai tank and would probably switch to it as my main if it happens.

[AniCelestine]

I hope they save Samurai as a tank and don't introduce it as a dps in 3.0. I am not really interested in dark knight because I don't really like big weapon tanking. I don't enjoy the aesthetic of warrior for that reason. I was really excited about playing a samurai tank and would probably switch to it as my main if it happens.

I'm sorry for laughing at you, but " I don't like big sword tanking". Real life samurai uses katanas. Katana = 2 handed sword. While keeping that in mind, I can see no other weapon choise for samurais, so I have no ideawhat you imagined samurais to use. Unless in FFXI (Which I've never played) they used some other weapon of choise.

[Razzorn]

FFXI Samurai were best with Great Katana. But good with Spears and Bows also.

Chalk me up as another person that definitely wants SAM to be a real tank this time around. SAM as a DPS never made much sense, just like NIN tanking said above.

[Ordoric]

samuri are front line warriors and it can work with the class system

[abzoluut]

I too hope SAM will be a tank. If I am not mistaken, they mentioned that DRK would focus on parry inter alia.

It would be nice if SAM focuses on something else to keep that diversity going. I can think of a lot of options when they would make it a counter tank. This, in my opinion, fits SAM best in terms of tanking.

Let's wait for Tokyo's fanfest and hope we'll hear more!

[Ojikuh]

What's the point on having three melee two hander sword weapon as a tank?