Samurai Job = DPS Job

[silentwindfr]

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can we stop this? can we stop to compare solo game to mmorpg game?
anyway, a dark knight is scary presence that no one can ignore, that the point of why it's a tank! it will have probably spell and skill that will cripples the enemy or scare them. it can even be a evasive tank with a sort of dark mantle, shrouding him in darkness and making him harder to hit.

and another point, a dps that will sacrify him hp for deal more damage will be a pain for the healer and most raid will simply say: "no thanks sir!" even if it's the best dps of the game! because if you are a dps, you can't really stand a hit... then reduce hp for deal more damage can be a bit.... a trouble!

[FOOLK1LLAH]

I love it. Greatsword is my favorite weapon, and I was hoping for Dark Knight to be DPS, but when he was announced as a tank I was disappointed. The katana is my second favorite and thus, I am very happy that Yoshi-P is leaning toward DPS. I have two DPS classes and while I am playing a tank right now, I can be honest in saying I am a much better DPS.

[Vivi_Bushido]

Sometimes I wonder if I'm the only person that doesn't care what they make it as long as it gets added at all.

[kamikrazy]

There's no need to make every 2h class one role, sam should be dps, we already have 2 sword classes as tanks

[cgbspender]

I don't want a samurai job. What would it be ? like ninja ? get a weapon called "sasuke". No thanks. People can't master their own jobs already, why do we need more ?

[AlphaFox]

I don't want a samurai job. What would it be ? like ninja ? get a weapon called "sasuke". No thanks. People can't master their own jobs already, why do we need more ?

For more variety and for those of us who actually take pride in our jobs? I personally feel I have mastered the few jobs I have gotten to 60. Plus I've never heard of any mmo where someone says "Man...we got to many choices" If there is one, please let me know, may interest me.

[Hakuro89]

Personally, to me it feels backwards.
The job that felt like it should have been a DPS was turned into a tank class, and the job that feels like it should have been a tank is going to be a DPS class.

[Calypsx]

Nothing is set in stone yet. If Red Mage and Samurai are released at the same time and Red Mage is a dps then Samurai will most likely be a tank. Releasing two dps jobs at the same time seems like a bad idea. Of course it's very possible that Samurai could be the dps job and Red Mage could be a tank. Looking at how Summoner and Bard are implemented in this game anything is possible at this point.

If they from now on go with 2 jobs per expansion, it will probably be a dps/tank combo or a dps/healer combo, switching off every new expansion.

[EdwinLi]

Wow didn't think this thread would be brought back from the dead....

Back on topic:

I don't want a samurai job. What would it be ? like ninja ? get a weapon called "sasuke". No thanks. People can't master their own jobs already, why do we need more ?

The are other reason for having multiple different type of jobs that use different weapon and gameplay styles.

1) People seek to play a Job they feel suits them more.

2) RPing reasons.

3) Players seek to use a Job that fit into their requirements.

4) gameplay style may be better adjust to them than other Jobs thus they play better as that Job.

and etc.

For me a Sword User DPS Job has been what I've been looking to play since FF14 started.

[Arel]

Well, if we take into account that Red Mages in the FF series are able to use both whm and blm as well as melee this could quite possibly be the first true hybrid class ive seen in the game. If this were the case then I could see them implementing sam as dps without worry of the 1 tank 1 dps per expansion argument.