Path of the Sword Choice [SAM or RDM]

[EdwinLi]

So once 4.0 is released which Sword Path will you choose if you have to choose one as your Main choice for Sword DPS Job?

The Path of Sword and Skill as Samurai

or

The Path of Sword and Magic as Red Mage

For me I have been moving more towards Samurai as I do favor more speed sword style combat but now moving to Red Mage. I just can't make a solid choice until 4.0.

[Stitches1974]

RDM, even though it won't melee and is a ranged caster.

[Vorx]

RDM, even though it won't melee and is a ranged caster.

RDMs are both range and melee. They attack with the sword and use magic as extra attacks or "special attacks"

[Mhaeric]

RDMs are both range and melee. They attack with the sword and use magic as extra attacks or "special attacks"

It's not really going to melee as much as jump in to do an occasional attack from melee then jump/move back out to normal caster territory. I.e. most of their cycle will be done as a caster with melee punctuation here and there. I.e. it's going to feel and play very much more like a BLM/SMN than a MNK/DRG/NIN/SAM.

[Seferex]

It's not really going to melee as much as jump in to do an occasional attack from melee then jump/move back out to normal caster territory. I.e. most of their cycle will be done as a caster with melee punctuation here and there. I.e. it's going to feel and play very much more like a BLM/SMN than a MNK/DRG/NIN/SAM.

It may be true... But this time i want to hope that SE is going to make something cool..... Like cast spells till you are out of mp, then jump in and go melee till you have MP back, jump out and cast again...
If its going to be just a blm with jumps and elusive jump, will be a damn waste

[Vorx]

It may be true... But this time i want to hope that SE is going to make something cool..... Like cast spells till you are out of mp, then jump in and go melee till you have MP back, jump out and cast again...
If its going to be just a blm with jumps and elusive jump, will be a damn waste

they need to do something, MP and SP are to separated right now. Even back in FFXI you have abilities that would use both. Why give players both if they don't even use the one? Makes no sense.

[Stitches1974]

RDMs are both range and melee. They attack with the sword and use magic as extra attacks or "special attacks"

No they're not. They're a ranged caster only.

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F: Will Red Mage’s auto attack be melee or ranged?
Y: It is a range job,

[Radacci]

No they're not. They're a ranged caster only.

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F: Will Red Mage’s auto attack be melee or ranged?
Y: It is a range job,

not only, you can see in job trailer, that it has melee skills as well, but most of its skills will be ranged.

[Stitches1974]

not only, you can see in job trailer, that it has melee skills as well, but most of its skills will be ranged.

I think Yoshi would have stated that, if that was the case, but he clearly stated a ranged job. And in the RDM showing, it shows the RDM casting a spell which gives the animation of the light line hitting the mob, followed by the "melee attack". Looks like a spell animation to me. Also the RDM will be using caster gear, if it has any melee attacks, what will give them melee attack power?

[EdwinLi]

No they're not. They're a ranged caster only.

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F: Will Red Mage’s auto attack be melee or ranged?
Y: It is a range job,

speaking of which didn't Yoshi-P mention some where that they plan to give Mage jobs Range Auto-attacks once the new Battle system is added into the game?