Samurai Tank...

[Marxam]

I think you guys are forgetting that we got FOUR new jobs in the since 2.0 launch with ninja being added in 2.4 instead of machinist since they said "it was more finished". So getting a job mid xpac is possible. This was also before the "increased budget". Imo they will probably stick to the trinity on 4.0 release similar to HW. I'm hoping that the next tank will deal blunt dmg because there really needs to be a tank that compliments monks, especially since they are the focus in 4.0.

[Blood-Aki]

I think we're pretty sure that only 2 classes are coming this expansion. So we don't necessarily need a new tank over anything else.

Treating it like they did nin did they, released that one solo, then 2 more much later, so far there are 3 healers, 3 tanks, 7 DPS (2 casters, 3 melee, 2 physical ranged. The balance has to shift on one those roles.

[Greedalox]

Same could be said of DPS, with 3x the budget I expect at least 3 jobs.

Arguably, we're short a melee intelligence user and a ranged strength user if we're trying to fill the remaining basic archtypes, so DPS are probably the only ones who should be guaranteed one of those. We have our Flat Heals, Mitigation Heals and Balance- DPS Tank, Tank Tank and Balanced Tank.

And expect it or not, doesn't change what is.

[Claire_Pendragon]

I'd say it's incredibly doubtful. I recall Yoshi P saying that if Samurai were to ever be added, it would be a DPS. I don't have the source thoooough.

For clarification he went further in his plans to make SAM a tank, than a DPS(as he didnt put any effort into that.)
He just decided at the last min to go with DRK as the tank instead, because he thinks SAM seems more like a DPS, AND because DRK's MP felt better for the playstyle. (Not that he wouldnt see DRK as more of a DPS either, as we dont know)

Though he also mentioned of SAM was a tank, it would get renamed like how Time Mage got renamed Astrologian. (Shougon is what he said a SAM tank would be called, if i remember correctly)

There's still a high chance SAM will be a tank as much as a DPS. (Ill play it if its a tank, i wont play it if its a DPS< but for the sake of fairness, I say it should be a DPS)

[Evangela]

Based on the speculation that with increased budget we "may" get three classes... Samurai could possibly be a tank. My personal opinion is that's a bad move towards players that like two-handed dps jobs. If Samurai is a tank then we have 4 two-handed classes in the game, 3 of which are tanks. So you pretty much have to play Dragoon to enjoy a 2-handed playstyle.

Just my 2 cents on the speculation train

Yeah, it's gonna be a bad move. We will also have three swordsman jobs being a tank.

[Belhi]

I think they are going to need a spread of roles for the new Jobs because otherwise the queues are going to go completely to hell. Just consider if they didn't release a tank. How many people will be levelling the a new DPS job? How long is that going to make instance queues for the DPS?

I am not sure what we will get exactly but I don't quite see Red Mage as a tank, for itemisation reasons if nothing else, so if they are going to add a tank it will likely be one of the currently unrevealed Jobs, wether they include SAM or not.

[Inori-Yuzuriha]

no thanks

I'm tired of 2hand tanks

dps > all

[CaptainLagbeard]

Samurai should be Healer.

Because reasons.

[shao32]

Samurai or Red mage as tank. And the real question is will there be a trinity or will there be all 3 be dps class additions to the game

if they want to drop the trinity yeah all go to be dps, but thats not go to happen and add only dps is only kill you game, they need to add new tanks and healers to bring balance and make ppl play all roles in every conten.

so the why not add samurai as tank? i dont see any good reason for dont do it, same for dps, ppl need to be less mind closed and enjoy what we get more.

[CaptainLagbeard]

if they want to drop the trinity yeah all go to be dps, but thats not go to happen and add only dps is only kill you game, they need to add new tanks and healers to bring balance and make ppl play all roles in every conten.

so the why not add samurai as tank? i dont see any good reason for dont do it, same for dps, ppl need to be less mind closed and enjoy what we get more.

Personally, I don't want a new tank class unless they can figure out how to do one that isn't basically just a reskin of WAR or PLD... I would rather see only DPS classes than having the same class added again slightly altered.