@Naoki Yoshida-> Make Samurai a Tank class!

[NoctisShiva]

I think we all can argue all we want, the ones who want SAM as a dd and RDM as a tank will still think and want that and the otherway around the same and i doubt SE would change the path they choose for the jobs anyway at this point ^^

and who says we are going to get these jobs anyway :P maybe we arent getting SAM at all, maybe something like bluemage represented by raubahn, redmage represented by allisae and i dont know, dancer represented by yda / her sister

[GMERC]

I think we all can argue all we want, the ones who want SAM as a dd and RDM as a tank will still think and want that and the otherway around the same and i doubt SE would change the path they choose for the jobs anyway at this point ^^

and who says we are going to get these jobs anyway :P maybe we arent getting SAM at all, maybe something like bluemage represented by raubahn, redmage represented by allisae and i dont know, dancer represented by yda / her sister

Raubahn is very probably not a Blue Mage despite the meaningful name / Tizona, and Alisaie is certainly not like any Red Mage from any game in the franchise, so I'm not sure where people are conjuring up that idea.

[StarRosie]

We need another brutal style tank to compete with WAR imo.

I really wish WAR didn't combine a bunch of jobs together to make itself up. Viking and Berserker could honestly fill those roles if only WAR hadn't assimilated them.

[GMERC]

I really wish WAR didn't combine a bunch of jobs together to make itself up. Viking and Berserker could honestly fill those roles if only WAR hadn't assimilated them.

WAR hasn't taken anything from Viking, actually. It's more than doable, still.

[Thunda_Cat_SMASH]

I'll take a Samurai as tank before I ever accept either of your other terrible ideas. At least Samurai as tank is a good idea, if not what I want.

Warrior and scholar both need to be knocked off their respective off tank/healer pedestals~ Otherwise any additions to the tank and healer role are moot and pointless.

[FallenWings]

But DPS already have two eastern themed jobs!

Tanks(or healers) should get SAM just to even that out. /eyeroll

[Legion88]

AST is not a original job, it is more or less just the time mage with an other name and slight different mechanics according to his role and the game design in ffxiv, like DRK gets altered to fit in his role.

[Arutan]

To me RDM will be a kind of spell fencer/spell blade with some magic support to balance with BRD/MCH physical support

[Madepossible]

Yoshida Senpai! 24th of December, come with Rurouni Kenshin t-shirt to hint samurai tank! Samurai tank would be the best and gives variation of playstyles when choosing a Tank job. I talked to a lot of people that do not visit the forums but I know most ppl I atleast know also want Samurai as a Tank! I guess we find out tomorrow and if not, EU fanfest but fanfest JP would be the perfect opportunity to hint Samurai cos Japan!

[Galaktica]

Yoshida Senpai! 24th of December, come with Rurouni Kenshin t-shirt to hint samurai tank!

B-but what does Rurouni Kenshin have to do with being a tank? That's like the least tanky example you could have possibly given considering he never wears any armor at all. Hell, that'd fit more with dps than anything else.

Like...Mitsurugi from Soul Calibur or Yoshimitsu from Tekken (and also Soul Calibur, yes, I know) are way better examples of tank-ish looking Samurai. Either way, unless his shirt literally had a picture of a samurai followed by "+" followed by a picture of a tank, I'm not sure how wearing a shirt with a samurai on it could be a confirmation for any role. Red Mage is all but confirmed and we still don't even know what role that's going to be.

I realize I'm arguing over semantics here. I just find these...wonderful leaps in logic (on both sides of the debate, mind you) to be fascinating.