Quote Originally Posted by ShadowyZero View Post
why melee dps shouldn't have to cast if they are specifically not designed to be magical in nature?
Samurai is magical in nature actually, you literally manifest ice when you Midare.

It's not a realistic swordsman, it's a "doing a draw slash to cut steel in half" kind of samurai. You can argue mechanics all you wish just don't try to argue the job is something it's not.