[Suggestion] SAMURAI

[Alacran]

Uh... You do know that's a whole lot of BS made up during WW2 right? Bushido was a loosely followed code, much like Chivalry. The first thing Samurai's were trained in was the bow, followed by a pole arm. The sword's were side arms, meant as a last resort.

BUT if we want to follow that line of thought, give them a front positional. If they're going t be wearing heavy armor, why not make it worth it? Hell Ninja's sneak attack is a front positional.

Never really liked using wiki as a reference but i'm being lazy today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido

Also trick attack works better from behind.

[Rhaja]

Never really liked using wiki as a reference but i'm being lazy today.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushido

Also trick attack works better from behind.

Uh... you do know the link you provided does state that scholars have found modern bushido, which was started as propaganda during WW2, is not the same as early bushido right?

Also yes. Trick Attack works from behind with a debuff on the enemy. Sneak Attack does a tremendous amount of damage from the front of the enemy, which means it's possible for a DPS to get a bonus for being in front of the enemy instead of behind.

So... I'm not exactly sure what you were trying to point out with your post? That you prefer the romanticized version of samurai more?

[Alacran]

I prefer it to be more in line with a traditional Samurai as opposed to a lightly armored, fast attacking, dual wielding variant more often seen in more modern representations. The idea of a Samurai issuing a challenge to his enemy is an iconic one, to see it fall in line with Ninjas, Monks, and Dragoons behind the enemy breaks that image. As for Bushido, regardless of the date the word was used the ideals that make it up existed far earlier and were the basis of modern Bushido.

When looking at what we have currently 3 tanks (DRK, PLD, WAR), 3 healers (AST, SCH, WHM), and 6 dps (BLM, BRD, DRG, MNK, NIN, SMN), role distribution looks more than a bit off. I say Samurai (Katana) and Templar (Heavy Lance, Tower Shield) for new tanks, I say add a few more healers (i'm drawing blanks, best i have is Chemist), point being while dps will always be more popular it's already saturated in this game. Would it not be better to add Roles that are currently needed? A multitude of options, themes, and style of gameplay should not be the sole providence of dps enthusiast.