Samurai

[Xairos]

Samurai will be really hard to implement. Especially if you are remembering the job from ffxi. In that game samurai was a slow, hard hitting dps. Because of the speed of the battle system in ffxiv paired with the gcd, a slower dps job in this game would feel horrible and have a very simple combo system.

I think that blue mage has more potential as currently we do not have a job that is close range and uses intelligence as a dmg modifier. However the cast time for spells would have to be really short to make the feel of aa close range caster work.

[Kassiekane]

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Why does it have to be like XI? If anything it could just be a DRG alternative with normal GCD speeds and different mechanics, which would most likely happen considering how ninja and mechanist was handled.

[myahele]

With all the Samurai glamour options (Kabuto, Law gear, NIN PvP, etc) they should hurry up and release it before SAM gear becomes passe'

[Kemonologist]

In term of gear sharing balance, new job should fill in role that still have no gear sharing. We have 3 tanks 3 healer 2 ranged dps 2 caster already but no any job share melee gear. Samurai should be DPS and share maiming gear with DRG. They have a lot of aspect like each other such as slow attacking but hit hard, can wear both heavy and light armor theme, and most skill in past series focus on attacking. Moreover, if Samurai is STR DPS, they can fill the 3rd slot for slaying accessory too and left only casing accessory still share with 2 jobs (Red mage might be fill this slot in future). NIN is melee but they share aiming accessory with 2 ranged DPS now. It will unbalance if they get 4th job for sharing it.

[Gaiussenpai]

Samurai sandals are lame and bothers me when there is many things that shock, burn, disintegrate, melt, give you bad diseases or freeze your feet.

[Xairos]

Oh in addition, if it's very close to drg then people will cry that it's just a clone job. Unless all we want is just the samurai name. Then by all means, put it in the game.
I personally would want new jobs to have their own identity.