Samurai the next tank XD

[Hashiram]

How many people are hoping that samurai becomes the next tank?

What would seperate a samurai tank from the other tanks already in the game ?

[Judah_Brandt]

What is a 'tank XD'? That aside, I'd prefer Samurai as a DPS as opposed to a tank. There aren't really any variants they could offer that would make it feel any different without being too reliant on altering team strategy. For instance, an ability that did more damage the lower your health was. You'd need to rewire like 70% of all Healer's out there to not spam cure on you to maximize things like that. On the other hand, since a DPS isn't a priority healing target the mechanic would be a bit more viable. Much like we don't need another healer at the moment, another tank seems just as unnecessary.

[FinalWolf]

People are gonna say they want SAM as a DPS, but what if red mage releases at the same time as SAM?

[Rufalus]

If we end up having another tank with a sword, I would at least like their basic combo to use horizontal slashes (conal aoe) to set them apart. Sustained aoes that aren't a TP drain. And maybe an energy burst kind of thing that generates enmity over a huge range, like the sort of range heals and bard songs reach. Just thinking about how to make it really easy for new tank players to use.

[Killtastic]

Samurai is going to be a DPS class. I can't find where they discussed it directly right now, but it was in a live letter or an interview at one point.

As for what happens if they release it along side Red Mage. My money says Red Mage will be our next tanking class. I can't figure a better way to represent their theme of melee weapons, black magic and white magic. Making them a DPS or a healer will require they minimize one side of the magic and likely eliminate and melee action they would take part in. As a tank we get melee activity and maybe some weapon skils, Black magic could be ranged threat generators, DOTs, and maybe something like an energy shield that damages attackers hitting them. Meanwhile White magic can be represented in defensive buffs and self heals. Perhaps the En spells (Enfire, Enthunder, Etc...) can be stances.

[SpookyGhost]

Would prefer if we got another tank that didn't just use some type of sword tbh.

[karateorangutang]

I don't really care what role it is as long as its a primary TP management job. Actual TP management and regens, not just press invigorate and be done.

[Galgarion]

I definitely wouldn't want another great sword tanking class. Samurai would be baller as a dps job, though.

[Torunya]

As much as I would love Samurai as a tank job, (Log Horizon anyone?) we already have 2 tank jobs that utilize swords. And I would rather get a dps job that actually uses swords as well.

[nexas506]

Samurai is going to be a DPS class. I can't find where they discussed it directly right now, but it was in a live letter or an interview at one point.
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I also remember reading that.