Thread: 6.1 Samurai thoughts after getting to try them out in-game (please revert asap)

Was advised to post feed back so I posted it here -> " https://forum.square-enix.com/ffxiv/...95#post5893695, rather impulsively...

I don't go to the forums ever and as I read the forums I am somewhat relieved to see I am not the only one frustrated and upset with the recent butchering of our beloved SAM as I am reading other posts like this one, I'll share a few words here as well.


Kaiten was core to our rotation, satisfying to cast. Paired with Key hard hitting skills, Kaiten felt it had variance to it making it feel rewarding.

Several times now I hear " It's just one Button ", clearly some are trolls while others have no idea... let me say it crystal clear... " NOT A SINGLE CLUE " what the significance was of removing this button... with it gone? it butchered our playstyle.

The incompetence it took of whoever decided to make this change to rob the enjoyment of playing SAM from so many of us, is borderline insanity and impressive. I didn't think you could mess up something that was working so well so easily, but here we are.

Big numbers are nice, but I personally (speaking for myself) was more focused on enjoying the feel of the rotation. And THAT is STOLEN.

You can glance over my profile or lodestone or FFlogs, I do not play anything else, only SAM. I raid but I am not an impressive player... I try my best and that's it, I don't take the numbers that serious, but I love executing my class rotation as best as I can it is satisfying and rewarding.

And if its not to much to ask? I want that back...
I want our Samurai to feel satisfying to play again.

Bring back our Kaiten

Originally Posted by CelestiCer

You can glance over my profile or lodestone or FFlogs, I do not play anything else, only SAM. I raid but I am not an impressive player... I try my best and that's it, I don't take the numbers that serious, but I love executing my class rotation as best as I can it is satisfying and rewarding.

You have purples and blues mainly, by no means is that not an impressive feat. It means you are good at what you need to do to clear raids; oranges and pinks are reserved for the elite hardcore speed runners and world / server first groups, which is not for most people.

Back to the main topic since this thread seems to be gaining traction. I echo with what my fellow Samurai have posited in terms of feedback. The class simply does not feel right anymore, whether it's in terms of 'unga bunga' big numbers on screen, synergy with other classes, or the flow of the rotation (as I too experienced aspects such as awkward pauses between Shinten spams). It is no longer fun to play even though overall DPS output is similar to how it was before this change. Please revert these changes or at least redistribute potencies to our cool finishers in lieu of a full revert. For example, a simple fix if we cannot get a full revert is just adding the potency Kaiten would've added to them.