Samurai Weapon: Nodachi or basic katana

[EdwinLi]

So if Samurai is in 4.0 as a new Job then which type of Japanese sword would be used?

The nodachi which is basically a very big katana or the basic simple katana which is a bit lighter due to smaller in size.

[Aamalthea]

I personally want a nodachi, because I really want Samurai to be a 2h dps. I want to wield a giant 2h and wreck stuff with but I can't stand dragoon.

[Archaell]

Couldn't samurai use the long sword together with short sword and be dual wielding tank?

I know that folks want 2h dps, but there is also room for dual wielding tank. ^^

[Katana190]

Couldn't samurai use the long sword together with short sword and be dual wielding tank?

I know that folks want 2h dps, but there is also room for dual wielding tank. ^^

I actually really want this, DPS may lack a sword DPS, but we lack a dual wielding tank :^)

Holy shit, you open the Pandora Box!!! Now this thread will turn again into a debate about if Samuria shouldbe Tank or DPS (Again).

PD: A normal katana. I hate nodachis, remember me to Sephiroth and I hate that overated character.
PPD: Tank or riot!!

He has indeed xD, I think this time I won't get so involved as it becomes quite a mess D:

[Jonnycbad]

Unfortunately, Samurai throughout the FF series used 2handed katanas. There isn't a single instance of a Samurai class or character using 2 katanas. Edge doesn't count because he was a Ninja, and his katanas were shorter. Also, Dual wielding large weapons like Katanas is impractical, albeit stylish. Yes, we know Musashi did it but it was only effective for dualing and just because one guy did it and wrote a book about it, doesn't make it efficient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJBEDxh0RQw

[Archaell]

Unfortunately, Samurai throughout the FF series used 2handed katanas. There isn't a single instance of a Samurai class or character using 2 katanas. Edge doesn't count because he was a Ninjas, and his katanas were shorter. Also, Dual wielding large weapons like Katanas is impractical, albeit stylish. Yes, we know Musashi did it but it was only effective for dualing and just because one guy did it and wrote a book about it, doesn't make it efficient.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJBEDxh0RQw

To be honest I was commenting entirely based on the katana being often accompanied by a shorter sword on display stands. It made me wonder if these weren't used together in some instances.

Having dual wielding samurai tank seems more reasonable coz we already have DRK and we also lack dual wielding tanks (of course Red mage tank could also use sword and dagger etc.)

Everything depends on Yoshida and his team.

[Jonnycbad]

Here's a brief and crude description. Samurai usually wore two swords in a pair of long (katana) and short (wakizashi were shorter katana and tanto were more like daggers). The katana is a 2 handed weapon, you often cannot attain enough speed or strength against an armored opponent using a sword in 1 hand, especially for draw cuts. We know historically, the wakizashi was used for:
-Close quarters, where an opponent was too close to use a 5 foot long blade.
-A shorter blade was lighter and had a shorter handle and could be manipulated easily with a single hand and be used extremely close to slide between the armor plates of a downed opponent or through the front of an armored helmet.
-If the katana was damaged, broken, or disarmed, the wakizashi was a side-arm.

[Darkobra]

Unfortunately, Samurai throughout the FF series used 2handed katanas. There isn't a single instance of a Samurai class or character using 2 katanas. Edge doesn't count because he was a Ninja, and his katanas were shorter. Also, Dual wielding large weapons like Katanas is impractical, albeit stylish. Yes, we know Musashi did it but it was only effective for dualing and just because one guy did it and wrote a book about it, doesn't make it efficient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJBEDxh0RQw

Cyan, Genji Glove.

[Xlantaa]

Holy shit, you open the Pandora Box!!! Now this thread will turn again into a debate about if Samuria shouldbe Tank or DPS (Again).

PD: A normal katana. I hate nodachis, remember me to Sephiroth and I hate that overated character.
PPD: Tank or riot!!

[CaptainLagbeard]

I think the Samurai class should totally use a Bow. Because why not?