Red Mage vs Samurai

[Shiro--Tsubasa]

With these two dps jobs coming in the expansion I wanted to make a topic to build discussion/speculation on these two jobs. I'll keep it simple.

Since we are getting two dps jobs which one are you looking forward to the most or leveling first? Will you be maining it? Why?

I will admit normally I would choose samurai over red mage due to always wanting to be a sword dps, but I find that the red mage will be very similar to its spell fencer incarnation. It is my favorite kind of red mage. The spell fencer basically does what the video clip that we got shows. It cast chain spells and finishes up my going into close range and striking with melee. When it comes to SAM it sounds like it will be a builder spender job which is a play style I like a lot. (I use to play shaman in WoW and Mesmer in gw2)

I'm siding with the Red Mage at this time. For me it will be a tough choice to make and who knows maybe as time goes along I may change sides!

[mosaicex]

Not really much to go by from just those vids. I like aesthetic of both but that's it.

I will decide when I get to try it.

[Aaran]

I'm just hoping one of them relies on a gimmick besides positionals.

[Powe]

Red mage, I mean I'll level smn/sch to lv 70 first because of tomes purposes then I'll lv red to 70 then every class I have at 60 to 70. I originally chooses smn because it was the closest thing at the time to red mage so now there's actually red mage, im gonna main the heck out of it

[LunarEmerald]

Not sure if I'll be maining but I'm more interested in red mage because it's primarily range. Melee dps isn't for me.

[gumas]

Samurai, red mage later i guess, not really fan of fencing style

[Zyxenfryx]

Of the two, I'm definitely looking forward to Samurai the most; melee range, especially DPS, is my preferred playstyle. Additionally, I've always had a love for two-handed swords of all types, so them declaring Samurai a DPS is just about perfect, far as I'm concerned.

As to making it my main? That'll have to wait until I can see how the job actually plays.

Still, the anticipation is killing me!

[Atoli]

In my opinion, anyone who chooses their new main based on a few seconds of aestetics alone is a bit foolish.
At least wait until we have more actual info about the gameplay and skillsets of both jobs..?

As for leveling..not sure.
I dislike redmage in general, but really like magic dps..
I hate melees but really like Samurai in general..

[Maero]

Seeing how i currently main caster and did not care at all if SAM was going to be added or not i will level Red Mage first.
Game play wise i am picturing SAM to be very dull, i could be wrong as they have not showed much yet. But from the little bit of RM gameplay, i think i will like that job since it is a mix of range and close up fighting.

[RaizeGraymalkin]

Probably both at some point, but Samurai first.