Dragoon only real option for DPS with 2h?

[Ryaz]

Don't listen to all the doom and gloom on machinist. Yes, with Gauss Barrel up, we have a few cast times. Two are only used every 30 seconds and the other is only used until you proc it (50% chance, mitigated by Reload and Quick Reload). Every other attack is instant cast when played properly. That means 90% of the class is instant cast. I've been tearing it up in Alex, even on straight dps checks, so I don't think we're doing badly at all.

As for the thread topic, my hope is that Samurai will be a 2h DPS class with a Great Katana if hey ever release it, but there's talk that it may be a tank instead. We'll see.

[NovaLevossida]

Eh, WAR was always a tank, despite protestations from ninjapally elitists. Whose provoke were they using? </smug>

Did you play past the Dunes?

[Leonus]

Did you play past the Dunes?

They were originally suppose to be a tank.

Just paladins were better.

Ninjas were supposed to be a DD, the community turned them into tanks.

[NovaLevossida]

They were originally suppose to be a tank.

Just paladins were better.

Ninjas were supposed to be a DD, the community turned them into tanks.

I played past the Dunes.

[Tilgung]

I played past the Dunes.

What the community decides =/ developer intention.

You might remember Paladin was locked behind level 30, some job from the get-go was designed to be a tank and it sure as hell wasn't Monk or Thief. And I highly doubt it was intended to stop tanking because another job became available.

Development after the community made a firm decision is another story all together.

[Daralii]

While i like DRG, I do agree with you OP that I wish there were more 2H DPS options. Unfortunately, were burning up the 2h styles pretty fast with all our tanks. I would love to see a 2h hammer class though..it is still my fav big weapon style!.

That being said, most content (sans progression) can be done with multiple tank classes now if you PF or personally organize the group (as roles don't matter as much). I've seen people take 2 WAR (or more) in groups and clear content just fine. the non tank WAR just runs in Deliverance stance, and their DPS is pretty decent.

I can still see samurai coming eventually(especially with the increased Doman influence), but I can't think of any other 2h classes from FF.

[Seku]

Eh, WAR was always a tank, despite protestations from ninjapally elitists. Whose provoke were they using? </smug>

A good paladin or ninja rarely if ever used provoke in content that actually mattered, other than boring old Dyni.

But I agree, warrior was defiantly a tank. Nice JA hate grab abilities.