call me a contrarian if you like, but i think the SAM cast are very reminiscent of anime and old spaghetti western style samurai movies, the old face off prior to the draw that ends the threat, its the ideal of taking the time to focus mind body and soul in to one honed swing.

more than anything tho, the casts are the price you gotta pay if you want big numbers to go burrrrrrrrrr... if you want to play SAM without casts DRG/MNK is always an option, and honestly both are great jobs