Samurai & Red Mage cross skills

[Jacost]

Red Mage, being the most versatile class in the FF repertoire, could fit any role the game has to offer. I think it's most likely to be a melee/caster support, but anything could happen. I also wonder if it'll mean casters can use shields again.

Samurai is almost confirmed to be a dps, as Yoshi said in one of his interviews that if it was a tank he'd call it Shogun. We could use a sword dps anyway. Maybe it'll be a true dual-wielding class, with a Katana in the mainhand slot and a Wakizashi in the offhand.

Blue Mage is more likely to be a "build-your-own-class" than Red Mage, but I doubt they'll take that route because this is meant to be an accessible game. I actually think BLU could work well as a tank, given it's "get hit to learn things" history. Think Wrath/Abandon stacks, except you gain them by taking hits instead of dealing them.

I've seen some talk of Dancer being an evasion-based tank, although as a healer that sounds like something out of a nightmare. It's more likely to be a melee support, or even a melee healer.

[Nektulos-Tuor]

Red Mage, being the most versatile class in the FF repertoire, could fit any role the game has to offer. I think it's most likely to be a melee/caster support, but anything could happen. I also wonder if it'll mean casters can use shields again.

Samurai is almost confirmed to be a dps, as Yoshi said in one of his interviews that if it was a tank he'd call it Shogun. We could use a sword dps anyway. Maybe it'll be a true dual-wielding class, with a Katana in the mainhand slot and a Wakizashi in the offhand.

Blue Mage is more likely to be a "build-your-own-class" than Red Mage, but I doubt they'll take that route because this is meant to be an accessible game. I actually think BLU could work well as a tank, given it's "get hit to learn things" history. Think Wrath/Abandon stacks, except you gain them by taking hits instead of dealing them.

I've seen some talk of Dancer being an evasion-based tank, although as a healer that sounds like something out of a nightmare. It's more likely to be a melee support, or even a melee healer.

Red Mage would be a useless "ranged" anything because to get the most of its damage you would need to be using your melee attacks as well. Which means it would be best suited to tank.

Red Mage, being the most versatile class in the FF repertoire, could fit any role the game has to offer. I think it's most likely to be a melee/caster support, but anything could happen. I also wonder if it'll mean casters can use shields again.

Samurai is almost confirmed to be a dps, as Yoshi said in one of his interviews that if it was a tank he'd call it Shogun. We could use a sword dps anyway. Maybe it'll be a true dual-wielding class, with a Katana in the mainhand slot and a Wakizashi in the offhand.

Blue Mage is more likely to be a "build-your-own-class" than Red Mage, but I doubt they'll take that route because this is meant to be an accessible game. I actually think BLU could work well as a tank, given it's "get hit to learn things" history. Think Wrath/Abandon stacks, except you gain them by taking hits instead of dealing them.

I've seen some talk of Dancer being an evasion-based tank, although as a healer that sounds like something out of a nightmare. It's more likely to be a melee support, or even a melee healer.

Red Mage would be a much better Tank then Dancer. Seeing as you can use White Magic (Very Powerful Defensive abilities like stone armor and wind magic, which makes you much more evasive then dancing.) and Black Magic (Its freaking Black Magic, no need to explain the amount of power you can get from it.)

Dancers may be good at evasion, but evading means you cannot attack very well. With White Magic and a Rapier you can do both.

The biggest difference between a Red Mage and a Dancer is. A Red Mage can dodge AND take a hit. A dancer can't take a hit, they go squish.

[MetalheroD]

Red Mage would be a useless "ranged" anything because to get the most of its damage you would need to be using your melee attacks as well. Which means it would be best suited to tank.



Red Mage would be a much better Tank then Dancer. Seeing as you can use White Magic (Very Powerful Defensive abilities like stone armor and wind magic, which makes you much more evasive then dancing.) and Black Magic (Its freaking Black Magic, no need to explain the amount of power you can get from it.)

Dancers may be good at evasion, but evading means you cannot attack very well. With White Magic and a Rapier you can do both.

...Are you me, strange bird-faced man? Or Woman. Person? Three lalafels in a plague Doctor outfit?

[Nektulos-Tuor]

...Are you me, strange bird-faced man? Or Woman. Person? Three lalafels in a plague Doctor outfit?

Nope, just a well of unpopular logical opinions! LOL

[MetalheroD]

Nope, just a well of unpopular logical opinions! LOL

Meh, I really want RDM to be a tank, mainly because I like tanking, and the only way I wouldn't want to main RDM is if it was a healer.

[Donaria]

Anyone remember ninja gaiden sigma?
There was weapon called kitetsu it was a 2handed samurai sword but one of Ryu combo would have the sword split in two becoming a dual wield weapon. You could think of it as the soul of the sword coming out allowing you to do deadly attack flurries. I would love to see this as the Samurais main dps buff.

[Blacksail]

I dont know what on earth they would do to RDM if they add that.. considering RDM was strictly a support/debuff job and well.. thats kinda shunned in this game.. Would love to see samurai though

[MetalheroD]

I dont know what on earth they would do to RDM if they add that.. considering RDM was strictly a support/debuff job and well.. thats kinda shunned in this game.. Would love to see samurai though

Saying any job was strictly anything is really silly in most cases, given that we have, at most, one point of comparison (FFXI). There's no reason RDM HAS to be a support/debuff thing, and in fact there's precedence for it being a tanky thing, and also a very good, logical argument to be made for it (A healer is a class that uses protection magic, a DD is something that uses damaging magic, what do call something that does both, but neither to the max? A tank).

Edit: What the kitten is wrong with your face?!

[Morningstar1337]

Saying any job was strictly anything is really silly in most cases, given that we have, at most, one point of comparison (FFXI). There's no reason RDM HAS to be a support/debuff thing, and in fact there's precedence for it being a tanky thing, and also a very good, logical argument to be made for it (A healer is a class that uses protection magic, a DD is something that uses damaging magic, what do call something that does both, but neither to the max? A tank).

If that i the case, then Red Mage as a Tank would cross class from GLD and MRD, having its own version of certain THM skills since it is still a caster (Unless they merge it with Mystic Knight like I predict, or at least make all its spells instant-cast removng the need for both Swiftcase and Surecast). Alternately it will just use THM and GLD as the crossclass branches.

[MetalheroD]

If that i the case, then Red Mage as a Tank would cross class from GLD and MRD, having its own version of certain THM skills since it is still a caster (Unless they merge it with Mystic Knight like I predict, or at least make all its spells instant-cast removng the need for both Swiftcase and Surecast). Alternately it will just use THM and GLD as the crossclass branches.

I'd imagine they'd mostly use instant casts anyway, so yes, they'll probably use GLD and MRD,