Samurai changes are unacceptable in the current iteration

[ShanaShirayuki]

The majority of players on the JP forums do seem to think the changes were bad.

I highly recommend checking things out for yourself. Use DeepL translator and just copy/paste to your hearts content:

https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/forums/551-DPS

Search the forums for the thread titled 侍スレ using your in-browser search function.

Here's the DeepL translation of one of the more energetic responders to the thread who's also a new forum poster it seems, from the Masamune server:

Personally I think the first three sentences say it all; bring back 6.08 cause current SAM is boring and fixed criticals suck.

At this point, an explanation is what all of us expect. They asked for feedback and the radio silence in regards to our feedback is disconcerting to say the least.

That SAM player from Masamune hit the nail on the head; it's not only just the SAM changes that are concerning, but rather the dull direction of PvE combat as a whole. I've seen this sentiment here as well. Thank you by the way for telling me about this translator.