Ideas for Samurai

[Rhaja]

Is there a source somewhere that says DRK will have Dai-Katana's? There is enough distinction between Great Sword and "Great Katana" that there wouldn't be an issue. FFXI did it. Also, all that really matters at the end of the day when it comes to weapons is that little string of text that will say either "Dark Knight Arm" or "Samurai Arm"; look at BLM and WHM staves and wands.

True enough with the WHM and BLM staves. But in the trailers DRK has been shown with a full body size "katana" equipped. Very much like what Auron has.

[Sarynth]

Just quickly glanced ovdr this but my take on your idea is that you'd still have a dd with 2-3 different combos of skills with a couple off gcd abilities. The gimmick for the samurai job would be that using those skills in specific combos would produce skillchains kinda how mudra make ninjutsu. Timing the skillchain with say b4b or raging strikes could make nice burst.

[HodgepodgeMcDodge]

True enough with the WHM and BLM staves. But in the trailers DRK has been shown with a full body size "katana" equipped. Very much like what Auron has.

And at one time, Gladiators/Paladins used daggers. This pretty much makes your point moot. A simple update and that's gone.

[Allyrion]

The DRK sword would be a Nodachi which is bigger than a Tachi (Dai Katana).
A SAM can use a traditional Katana, but a Tachi is possible too.

Yoshimitsu are called daggers, but they're clearly Wakizashi.

Also, PLD already has Zantetsuken. I don't think they care that much about categories like this.

[Rhaja]

And at one time, Gladiators/Paladins used daggers. This pretty much makes your point moot. A simple update and that's gone.

Okay, lets try a different approach. A NIN and PLD do not, in any way, wield the daggers the same at all. Right down to the grip. To my knowledge Auron is the only SAM to consistently use oversized Katana's, and he wields them like a powerful, heavy sword.

So, while they could do the switch, a giant slab of metal is going to be much harder to animate differently from how DRK uses it, and how WAR already swings its weapon. However, give them a normal Katana and as someone said, they can make SAM go Iai-jutsu style, they can make them look extremely technical, they can make them dual wield with a wakazashi or even the sheath.

So that in addition to DRK currently having the giant style katana, makes me believe that SAM won't be getting it.