Level 100 Samurai | FFXIV: Dawntrail First Impressions



Samurai is still based and no cringe in Dawntrail… or is it? A quick informal video going over my thoughts on Samurai at Level 100 in Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion: Dawntrail!

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9 thoughts on “Level 100 Samurai | FFXIV: Dawntrail First Impressions”

  1. Has the opener changed much this time around? I used to main SAM back in SHB for savage but dropped the job in EW for DRG due to not liking the double charges on Meikyo and Tsubame, and Ogi Namikiri which caused the emergence of odd and even minute bursts which really didn't jive with me. However the animation for Tendo Setsugekka alone makes me want to pick it back up again LOL

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  2. I don't how or why, but I find myself having to burn more meiyko stacks on yukikaze now that meiyoko is linked to tsubame. I know I'll get used to it and correct it just because I don't have alot of playtime in high level content this expansion yet, but damn I hate it so much right now.

    Nothing like wiping for 12 hours a day in savage to retrain your muscle memory though. 7.05 save me please.

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  3. QOL changes are oke. Hate Meikyo tied to Tsubame… incl. for AoE. Zanshin at 50 Kenki makes Ikishoten Kenki neutral which is not great. Our heavy (Auto-Crit) Hits or how we reach them? still feels effortless to me ever since Kaiten removal & there for weightless. Great that were Shinten spamming Less, but besides a lower CD Senei? that's about it for Kenki management. I need to just not expect Job expression/ceiling to ever return & keep my expectations low. Samurai my favorite and only Job I play? is still fun… just not ever as fun as it used to be " For me " mhm

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  4. I feel a little shaky with SAM, which is funny considering I went into savage content in EW with SAM because I felt like I could do the rotation with my eyes closed. Zanshin doesn't really feel like a big combo ender, and damage-wise it definitely isn't, but for my new opener, I've been sliding Zanshin right before Higanbana and visually it's very satisfying to do that Artorias/Genichiro/Riku style somersault slash into a big grounded attack, and I'm still working on where it fits in my opener due to the CD. But yeah, Zanshin feels nice before the big combo ender, it's the French fry you dip into your milkshake before you take a big chomp of your burger 🐱

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