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    Player
    Pavise's Avatar
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    Character
    Alek Sol
    World
    Ravana
    Main Class
    Samurai Lv 97
    Samurai is no easier than any other melee DPS class in this game. Some say it's easy because it's weaponskills aren't affected potency wise by positionals without taking into account the impact the Kenki generation from hitting both Kasha / Gekko positionals. Samurai has some complexity in it's oGCD usage, while some might think it simple it's actually quite intricate knowing when to dump your Kenki, when to dump Sen generate more Kenki with Hagakure.

    I've been pair with some horrible Samurai in where I've wiped the floor with them even with them having fully decked out gear. There is definitely a skill requirement to do well just like every other Class.

    Quote Originally Posted by Oscura View Post
    Monk has to look for buffs, CDs, mechanics and your greased lightning while managing your chakra gaining at pure RNG.
    Dragoon has to look for buffs, CDs, mechanics and manage a poor tethering mechanic while trying not to lose BoTD to Susano's dumb jails and dropping their 3 eyes therefore being unable to use Nastrond or LOTD.

    I really dislike that people keep saying "if you think the class is simple you don't understand it," and it's like yes, the ridiculous amount of high Samurai parses by person, it's clear that there are that many people so skilled. It couldn't possibly be anything else. Despite the fact that SAM has higher average parses than every other class. All my friends with incredibly high DPS as SAM don't understand their own class, since they claim it is easy.

    Edit: Also, yes, there is a huge difference between dungeons and EX primals. All of my SAM friends cleared the EX primals within two days of hitting 70, however. So that is irrelevant.

    Also to say that positioning is more important than other melees is absolutely ridiculous. Samurai receives no such damage buffs from positional combo bonuses. They only receive kenki. Not doing positionals properly on a Monk can vastly alter its damage. Every single one of its attacks is a positional, whereas most of Samurai's are not.
    I've played a monk throughout Heavensward. Nothing really has changed in the transition to Stormblood, it's even EASIER to play than Samurai is, GL is not hard to upkeep, oGCDs aren't hard to use, tracking CDs aren't hard at all (ALL JOBS DO THIS).
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    Last edited by Pavise; 07-02-2017 at 08:49 PM.