Most challenging and wanted DPS class?

[AmaSagahl]

No offense, but you either lack Savage or melee experience.

Yes, that's right. No offense taken. I started playing 3-4 months ago with Monk and then switched to Samurai right at level 50 - so no, I had no experience in Savage before.
But I disagree - mismanaged Kenki and buffs cost you a lot of dps. I have spent hours on the dummy, and it ranges between 4.2k with mismanaged kenki and buffs to less screw ups 4.8k to a perfect rotation like my mentor does - 5.5k.

I also disagree that every inexperienced player would pull low numbers on any job. There are better classes to start off than Samurai. I levelled RDM for a while and it was a walk in the park compared - I just didn't enjoy it. But of course, you are right that melee experience plays a role - exploiting the uptime is what makes a huge difference in your dps.

[Bourne_Endeavor]

Yes, that's right. No offense taken. I started playing 3-4 months ago with Monk and then switched to Samurai right at level 50 - so no, I had no experience in Savage before.
But I disagree - mismanaged Kenki and buffs cost you a lot of dps. I have spent hours on the dummy, and it ranges between 4.2k with mismanaged kenki and buffs to less screw ups 4.8k to a perfect rotation like my mentor does - 5.5k.

I also disagree that every inexperienced player would pull low numbers on any job. There are better classes to start off than Samurai. I levelled RDM for a while and it was a walk in the park compared - I just didn't enjoy it. But of course, you are right that melee experience plays a role - exploiting the uptime is what makes a huge difference in your dps.

I mean comparatively to its melee counterparts. Both will impact you if consistently mismanaged, but the occasional slip won't cause a huge loss towards your DPS. Likewise, it's comparatively easier to manage Kenki whereas misjudging Huton and allowing it to fall off severely impacts you and/or the raid.

As for other jobs, I was only comparing Samurai against the other three melee. With more experience, especially if you start to dabble in other jobs more, I suspect you'll find Samurai isn't that hard to manage. And I don't say any of this to discourage your own performance. Just speaking from someone who has played all four melee, albeit Monk I haven't taken into Savage yet.