Samurai Buff Speculation

[Shurrikhan]

Everything I've read so far tells me that this in no way is gonna change SAM reputation as the red-headed stepchild of the raiding scene. What's SE gonna do, tack on a whooping 10 or 20 points to each attack? Even if they increased the potency of these attacks by 30%, you're still just barely breaking even for the loss of utilities from NIN/DRG/MNK for the rest of the party; and since that's all people care about when it comes to raiding, this will change people's opinions of the jobs when it comes to relevant content.

That's an immense extent of hyperbole. A great NIN only generates at most some 8% more rDPS than a great SAM. Adding 30% more potency to 5 core weaponskills would leave SAM a must-take would equate to 18% or greater (greater in dominant Skill Speed>DHit>rest builds, as Guren and Hagakure impact decrease). The sheer percentile reduction of unbuffed time over the fight for the entire party as caused by such a powerhouse, unless going so far as to eclipse a potted burst phase, can make up for the loss of Brotherhood or Battle Litany even if every player in the party cared only about their individual pDPS for FFlogs.

In all likelihood, such a change would see MNK and DRG both devalued and BLM, SAM, and NIN (due to enmity value more than its rDPS, which would barely outweigh BLMs -- especially when combined with a powerhouse like such an overbuffed SAM -- in truly favorable conditions when considering the timer pushes such dps allows) bolstered among the DPS roster, while WAR, PLD, SCH, and AST become further favored and WHM and DRK even less desirable.