@Naoki Yoshida-> Make Samurai a DPS class!!!

[Katana190]

To be fair, on the front of SAM I do recall Yoshi stating he sees it more as a DPS than a tank, however for all we know they may have talked him into changing his stance on it.

I think this applies to roles as well.
Remember he is the director and producer, of course he has his visions on the game. But I'm sure he trusts his battle team enough to discuss these things. I do know this exact interview but people forget that he has thoughts on it being a tank as well and branding it "Shogun" which I think is pretty rad!

I like this "we have enough tanks" argument that crops up, as if 3 melee DPS isn't enough either by this logic. No, adding a 4th positional-based DPS would certainly make for a vastly different playstyle against NIN, MNK and DRG...

If people want SAM as a DPS (even though it's unlikely; the job was close to being HW's tank over DRK, losing out due to not being compatible with the expansion setting) that's one thing, but trying to argue that 3 tanks is enough yet a 4th melee wouldn't be overkill is silly.

Exactly. We don't need more of anything, we have enough of everything. We got more jobs to keep the game interesting and add variety for all roles.

Edit: I mentioned this in the tank thread but I would also like to bring it up here, and hear thoughts about it. I'll quote myself.

I was thinking, if SAM is released and is a DPS. And we only get 2 DPS in this expansion, what would that mean for 5.0? Surely we would get a Tank and Healer? But a big argument people make about adding DPS is their appeal and their selling point for new players, as DPS is the most open and have the least responsibilities (In casual content). Going by this logic 5.0 would either see 3 new jobs AGAIN or 2 new jobs... and 1 would have to be a DPS. Leaving either Tank or Healer in the dark for FOUR YEARS. This doesn't seem like a healthy decision for the game.