Samurai & Red Mage cross skills

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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.