Samurai Update

[Slayerxox]

The samurai's job abilities and traits are often needed for specific situations, but tend not to stand out in experience-gaining parties. The next version update will address this issue as well as make the samurai a more viable support job for main jobs that utilize two-handed weapons.

[New Job Abilities]
Both an offensive and defensive job ability will be added. The casting intervals were made shorter than the durations so that players can use the abilities whenever they are needed. In addition, the abilities are learned at a level low enough to allow their use even when samurai is set as a support job.

· Hasso (Level 25; Recast: 1 minute; Duration: 5 minutes)
Grants a bonus to attack speed, accuracy, and Strength when using two-handed weapons.

· Seigan (Level 35; Recast: 1 minute; Duration: 5 minutes)
Grants a bonus to Third Eye when using two-handed weapons.

Seigan and Third Eye
While Seigan is in effect, the recast time for the Third Eye job ability will be decreased by half. In accordance, the duration for "Third Eye" will be adjusted.

Also, with the next version update, the player may counterattack or keep the effect of Third Eye when the player evades an attack using the Third Eye job ability. The chance that the player will keep the Third Eye effect even after evading will gradually decrease from the time the ability is used.

Points to Note:
- The effects of Hasso and Seigan do not overlap. If both abilities are used, only the most recently activated ability will take effect.
- Hasso and Seigan will only take effect when the player is equipped with a two-handed weapon.
- A penalty will be imposed on magic, song, and ninjutsu recast time while Hasso or Seigan is in effect.

[Changes to Existing Abilities]
The job trait Overwhelm will be adjusted to be more effective against high-level enemies, and the job trait Zanshin will be adjusted to increase the effectiveness of the job trait Ikishoten.

- The duration of the job ability Third Eye will be changed to 30 seconds.
- The job trait Zanshin will be acquired at level 20.
- Players will be able to use a merit point to increase weapon skill damage by 5% when the job trait Overwhelm is in effect.

As previously stated, the next version update will include several adjustments to other jobs as well.
Keep checking the main page for more information!

Source: http://www.playonline.com/pcd/topics...87/detail.html

[Kirsteena]

Frankly that looks like it will rock.

[Althrun]

/stagger

That's just..

That's awesome!

[Rai]

I see WAR/SAMs DRG/SAMs and DRK/SAMs(some will try it out) running around in the future.

[Balfree]

Woot, i may go back to sam someday it sits comfortably at lvl 49 atm

[Celeal]

With the Third Eye adjustment, possible for SAM/WAR to tank @@? I mean stack +evasion gear when Third Eye is up, Def+ gear when Third Eye is down?

P.S. It is nice for Two-handed weapon user to /SAM too

[Intensity]

Wow. Can you believe we may see WAR's running around with their A+ weapon now? Will wonders never cease.

[Murphie]

Nerf SAM, plz.

[Althrun]

Nerf WAR/NIN, plz.

fixed

[Celeal]

Nerf SAM, plz.

Oh, come on

I cannot wait to try SAM and WAR/SAM after this update~

Great Axe only 3 points behind capped

Imagine lvl 60 WAR/SAM with:
Hasso (Grants a bonus to attack speed, accuracy, and Strength when using two-handed weapons.)
Third Eye (may counter-attack after update)
gimp version of Mediate (free 60% TP every 3 minutes)
Store TP
Zanshin

Alternate between Hasso and Aggressor, war/sam can have acc+ bonus for 4 out of 5 minutes. Combine Great Axe and Attack+ food, it will be wicked. I am thinking about the ATK+ food that has Store TP bonus

With lvl 60+ WAR/SAM's lesser version of Mediate (60% TP every 3 minutes), Zanshin, Double Attack, Store-TP... This is so evil!

If too much hate, WAR/SAM have Third Eye, Defender, and access to high armor.

I guess we will see a lot of people going to level SAM to 37+ after this update, and lots of Great Axes skill up parties...

[Murphie]

fixed

You can't fix sarcasm!

[pearlsea]

This looks great for sam, im defenitly goin go try to get my sam 25 pre update to check the changes out. Sam is now my official planed sub for war 40-55 O.o and maybe 60+ depending on how effective this will be. I also expect to see alot more DRK/SAM around, lower delay, acc+, attack+, Zanshin, store tp, meditate sound too awsome imo when combined with absorb-TP. Maybe if they reverse the WS-TP nurf for sam and /sam only it will make the job even more atractive.

[Althrun]

You can't fix sarcasm!

You can when you use sarcasm to fix it

[Murphie]

But you didn't.

Anyway, this is a very exciting thing for SAMs. I'm all for it. Now let's give those neglected NINs and BRDs some love, SE. They never get groups!

[Intensity]

I want Jubaku: Ni damnit.

And I'm definitely jumping on this bandwagon. WAR/SAM ftw. Just have to level SAM up for sub on my character that has WAR leveled.