Holy fucking shit. Job Adjustments: Samurai (09/29/06)

[Merryck]

Finally, an update that answers the driving question that I've been presenting myself with for a long time now: Why did I bother leveling SAM to 75 in the first place?

I can now say that the premonition of this very update is the reason! Square Enix has started its long journey down the path of redemption.

Edit: I don't think hand to hand is considered a two-handed weapon, simply because it's two weapons, one in each hand. You hit twice even if you're not a MNK, similar to the way that you would if you were holding two weapons as /NIN.

Then again, it's a single weapon that disallows the use of a shield or a secondary weapon, so I guess it could go both ways.

[Xanoxonax]

I knew one day not having SAM to 37 would come around and bite me on the ass.

Looks like that day has come.

[Starr]

Finally, an update that answers the driving question that I've been presenting myself with for a long time now: Why did I bother leveling SAM to 75 in the first place?

You have DRK in your sig and wonder why you levelled SAM? :wink:

[spooky]

I'm level DRK soon as a hobby job, but I wanted to do all my subs first, now I have SAM to add to the already long list. (DRG NIN WAR THF no SAM too) ; ;
I wouldnt be suprised if MNK was a viable sub after this update too. O.o
Hell, they did say they wanted to make PLD a bit more offensive too...

EDIT: Fuck it, all subs to 40 go!

[Merryck]

Finally, an update that answers the driving question that I've been presenting myself with for a long time now: Why did I bother leveling SAM to 75 in the first place?

You have DRK in your sig and wonder why you levelled SAM? :wink:

Well, DRK is fun, when I get parties. SAM was just hell at the time that I leveled it.

[Ryko]

I'm curious if hand-to-hand weapons would be conisdered two-handed under Hasso. MNK/SAM Hasso with all that tasty haste gear?

H2H counts as H2H, its own category.

[Insanecyclone]

Late post but.. I just shit my pants <3 this job.

[Lithiani]

I need someone to make me an update .sig like Wafik's "39 base damage, fuck yeah" .sig

[SephYuyX]

Damn this is pretty sexy, im actually kinda stoked wanting to try out BLM/SAM with my wooden katana, just to try out the stuff >.>


PS. That live vana cam has some hot asian chick on it, and when she started getting more friendly with it, it went back to showing the game ;-;

[LD]

Damn this is pretty sexy, im actually kinda stoked wanting to try out BLM/SAM with my wooden katana, just to try out the stuff >.>

It says the ability is limited to 2H weapons, not 2H Katana, so you could try it with the staves you obviously have.

[Aladwar]

This is fucking hot.

[chiz]

Looks like an awesome update for SAM. Overwhelm looks like its getting a massive boost, 5% increase, so 15% fully merited? Should work out better than the 20 attack or w/e it was before depending on what mob you're fighting, and certainly better for /WAR sub.

Sucks that Hasso is 2H only, was looking forward to the new Berserk with some damage mitigation as THF/SAM.

The biggest thing in this update however, is the introduction of Job Abilities that have longer duration than recast. This adds an incredible amount of flexibility and strategy in terms of how/when you use your abilities. It'll almost be like casting a different defensive spell for SAM depending on the situation. Hopefully other jobs see the same trend, I don't think there's any other ability that has these characteristics, other than merited Defender. The only thing that is similar would be like cancelling shadows for Utsusemi or overwriting Ichi with Ni etc.

[spooky]

It would be sweet if all or most jobs got some kind of abilities like this. Like one for BLM O_O -enmity/m.att? >.>

[othellojr]

Wow, I love sam as is atm, and this update will just make it that much better, can't wait for the new JAs, I will definately finish my Sam merits soon, though no ls now so I won't get to try Sam out for a while

[Isiolia]

It would be sweet if all or most jobs got some kind of abilities like this. Like one for BLM O_O -enmity/m.att? >.>

Yeah it'd be nice. Gosh, RDM getting a change (that isn't a gravity or sleep nerf) after NA release? Wouldn't that be a lark.

[Ahnuld]

Starr,

Your sig may be significant now.

[SephYuyX]

Damn this is pretty sexy, im actually kinda stoked wanting to try out BLM/SAM with my wooden katana, just to try out the stuff >.>

It says the ability is limited to 2H weapons, not 2H Katana, so you could try it with the staves you obviously have.

..That would indeed be true, guess I should focus more when I first wake up.

Ok, back to being a melee BLM with Kirins Pole then.

[Matricide]

pretty cool changes, i hope theyre not disappointing.

i also hope ranger gets beefed up alike. rng and sam were both 2% of the playerbase in the vanadiel consensus (sp)

[Aelfinn]

So we got open:

DRK/SAM
DRG/SAM
WAR/SAM
BST/SAM (Scythe users)
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BST/SAM....is a possibility that noone will take advantage of.
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time for me to finish my samurai sub and be ready for this update... faster attacks, more tp, and more accuracy on my scythe? YESPLS... and while your at it pls add bst to the jobs on Martial Scythe.

[HAcoreRD]

I debate DRG/SAM

You do? I think it would work very nicely, espeshly if SCs come back in fassion and you're opening.
I think it would be better than DRG/THF in Lagnamis too.

I agree on it being better than /thf in Dynamis. For a minute I did, seriously, debate levelling DRG or DRK so my SAM can be useful. However having SMN, WHM and BLU my highest level jobs, it doesn't look like i will benefit off this.

On a side note, how many SAMs 1-36 are levelling ATM?