Job Wishlist for Samurai

[Xanikk999]

Part of it remains thematically in tact. As a tank, they're a all about taking damage.

They are still expected to tank. It saddens me I can't have my DPS DRK.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Dark Knight should of been a mostly DOT+Lifetap tank with sacrifice skills honestly. However, any skill that makes you take more damage is horrible.

[AlphaFox]

I can get behind Samurai being a DPS, though I know I was seeing a lot of talk in the FC perhaps referring to them using a Dual-sword technique, I guess called Niten Ichi-ryū. Assuming its to be based off Musashi

[Ririndo]

Dont bother. Its gonna be a Tank. Every job with a sword will be a Tank. Because reasons.

[FallenArisen0990]

Dont bother. Its gonna be a Tank. Every job with a sword will be a Tank. Because reasons.

Honestly, I'm fine with either or. I don't mind it being a DPS or a Tank.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Dont bother. Its gonna be a Tank. Every job with a sword will be a Tank. Because reasons.

The developers stated that Samurai will be DPS because having three sword tank jobs is silly. From what I remember reading.

[Calypsx]

The developers stated that Samurai will be DPS because having three sword tank jobs is silly. From what I remember reading.

Yoshi said at pax it came down to the wire when deciding between Dark Knight and Samurai for the tank role. They probably have a general idea on how it will work as a tank at this point. Yoshi said the dps thing a very very long time ago. Also Yoshi (thankfully) doesn't make all the decisions, it's a team effort.

Red Mage will most likely be a sword dps and you can pretty much count on that. It would seem kind of odd that Doma has no tanks if Ninja and Samurai are both a squishy dps. Also seems kind of weird that the two far east jobs would share the same role, I mean who protects the rulers in Doma? Do they have no sturdy defenders or healers in their culture?

[Cynric]

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You're remembering a little wrong. They said Samurai as a tank didn't fit the theme for heavensward, so they decided Dark Knight would be the tank and that since Dark Knight had taken Samurais place as a tank , Samurai would in turn be a DPS.

[Calypsx]

You're remembering a little wrong. They said Samurai as a tank didn't fit the theme for heavensward, so they decided Dark Knight would be the tank and that since Dark Knight had taken Samurais place as a tank , Samurai would in turn be a DPS.

They meant theme as in location. The theme of heavensward is dark and takes place in a corrupt Ishgard which is why Dark Knight fits more thematically.

A Samurai appearing out of nowhere in Ishgard during the dragonsong war would be strange but a European fantasy themed greatsword wielding avenger fits Ishgard perfectly.

https://youtu.be/SyqedOqkaHI?t=30m30s

"In terms of the tank role we were actually down to the wire in determining which. We had two possible choices between Dark Knight and Samurai"

When they say a statement like "two possible choices" they had to decide between the two for what would fit Heavensward more. Also such a statement like "possible choices" does mean they are considering Samurai as a tank and probably even have ideas for it. However since they only could release 3 jobs for this expansion they picked what they could for now.

If red mage is released as a dps next expansion, samurai will most likely be a tank.