Samurai changes are unacceptable in the current iteration

[Theodric_Thorne]

When is SE going to acknowledge us? I know SAM isn't the only job with issues but this is the most fired-up I've ever seen this community over changes to a single job. The silence from SE is deafening.

In the meantime I've tried leveling DRG, BLM, and PLD, but I'm just not feeling it with any of them. Kinda curious to see how BLM evolves but at level 35 I'm literally falling asleep in Duty Support dungeons with it, so I suspect caster jobs just aren't my bag.

I haven't logged in very much lately and I used to play once or twice a week. I miss the game. I haven't even done the 6.1 MSQ stuff, mostly because SAM is my only combat job at 90. Anything else has at least 30 levels to go to catch up.

[Wyssahtyn]

When is SE going to acknowledge us? I know SAM isn't the only job with issues but this is the most fired-up I've ever seen this community over changes to a single job. The silence from SE is deafening.

In the meantime I've tried leveling DRG, BLM, and PLD, but I'm just not feeling it with any of them. Kinda curious to see how BLM evolves but at level 35 I'm literally falling asleep in Duty Support dungeons with it, so I suspect caster jobs just aren't my bag.

I haven't logged in very much lately and I used to play once or twice a week. I miss the game. I haven't even done the 6.1 MSQ stuff, mostly because SAM is my only combat job at 90. Anything else has at least 30 levels to go to catch up.

BLM doesn't start getting good until 60 or whenever you get Fire IV. What criticism of the job there is is generally aimed at its leveling experience.

[WorldPeacElbow]

When is SE going to acknowledge us? I know SAM isn't the only job with issues but this is the most fired-up I've ever seen this community over changes to a single job. The silence from SE is deafening.

In the meantime I've tried leveling DRG, BLM, and PLD, but I'm just not feeling it with any of them. Kinda curious to see how BLM evolves but at level 35 I'm literally falling asleep in Duty Support dungeons with it, so I suspect caster jobs just aren't my bag.

I haven't logged in very much lately and I used to play once or twice a week. I miss the game. I haven't even done the 6.1 MSQ stuff, mostly because SAM is my only combat job at 90. Anything else has at least 30 levels to go to catch up.

Try ninja. I've been enjoying it since I've made the switch from Samurai. It kinda gives me same type of fast paced gameplay I liked from Samurai.

[xAFROx]

Try ninja. I've been enjoying it since I've made the switch from Samurai. It kinda gives me same type of fast paced gameplay I liked from Samurai.

Am I still the only one that dislikes the 5.1 changes to Mudra from oGCDs to GCDs? I only have NIN in the 60s, but i really miss weaving that between my combos.

[Soge01]

When is SE going to acknowledge us? I know SAM isn't the only job with issues but this is the most fired-up I've ever seen this community over changes to a single job. The silence from SE is deafening.

In the meantime I've tried leveling DRG, BLM, and PLD, but I'm just not feeling it with any of them. Kinda curious to see how BLM evolves but at level 35 I'm literally falling asleep in Duty Support dungeons with it, so I suspect caster jobs just aren't my bag.

I haven't logged in very much lately and I used to play once or twice a week. I miss the game. I haven't even done the 6.1 MSQ stuff, mostly because SAM is my only combat job at 90. Anything else has at least 30 levels to go to catch up.

Try out Reaper. Its fast paced, simple to pick up and has a transformation ability you can use every minute or two (Just taking a broad guess with it. It's frequent though!).

[Theodric_Thorne]

Try out Reaper. Its fast paced, simple to pick up and has a transformation ability you can use every minute or two (Just taking a broad guess with it. It's frequent though!).

I've tried it, I just don't care for the initial flow of the job or its aesthetics.

Try ninja. I've been enjoying it since I've made the switch from Samurai. It kinda gives me same type of fast paced gameplay I liked from Samurai.

I might give it a look, but I'm not sure I have it in me to level another job from 1-30. Frankly leveling alt jobs in this game is exhausting, particularly if you're a completionist who clears quests on each map as you go through the first time around instead of saving them for later. Level skips are ludicrously expensive and they skip over the job quests, which are the one thing I do like. Same thing with MNK. Looks fun, not sure I can stand to level it from zero. BLM is bad enough, I've plodded through 37 levels with it and it feels like the gameplay hasn't changed much at all from "spam Fire 1, Transpose, lob Thunder and/or Blizzard, Transpose again, rinse and repeat." Honestly not sure what Yoshi-P sees in the job, but I feel like I should keep leveling it to 50 or 60 before I write it off completely or else I'm being unfair.

I just miss SAM, it's been my favorite job since it was introduced. Considering how many breaks I took during ARR and Heavensward I think I was just waiting for SAM to come along, because the moment I picked it up in Stormblood I was hooked. But with Kaiten gone and the damage spikes smoothed out, it no longer feels as exciting as it once did. The job needs its old flow back.

[Runeslayer]

Id honestly recommend RDM for people that really enjoy the meter balancing aspect, the big burst phase, and the general flow I think SAM is now down.
Funny enough, RDM is one of the few jobs in this expac where I think the dev team actually hit in both pve and pvp and I don't think they're due for changes. It's kinda sad when you think about it, that you can pick maybe a handful of jobs that were actually overall improved and remain in a good spot.

[Akava]

How long has it been now? I don't know, don't care to look it up. Here's a fun fact. My White Mage is getting bigger direct hit crits than my samurai is. Now that's a job that knows how to hype up a Critical hit!

[xAFROx]

How long has it been now? I don't know, don't care to look it up. Here's a fun fact. My White Mage is getting bigger direct hit crits than my samurai is. Now that's a job that knows how to hype up a Critical hit!

Over a full 4 weeks now, to answer your question, assuming it's about 6.1

Been sticking to my secondary main job since trying the changes. Would like to play dps again, maybe some time before I end up leveling another melee.

[CelestiCer]

How long has it been now? I don't know, don't care to look it up. Here's a fun fact. My White Mage is getting bigger direct hit crits than my samurai is. Now that's a job that knows how to hype up a Critical hit!

April 11th 2022, 6.1 changes hit live servers. Kaiten was removed, potencies adjusted and Guaranteed Crits implemented. It's been a very long time without addressing or acknowledging this part of the game.