Talk:How-To Guide: Samurai

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lol, I didn't realize that I didn't actually post this guide up until I finally finished my Beginner's How-To Guide. Um, this one was fun- I really love Samurai as a damage-dealer. But as usual, if you guys see anything that shouldn't be there, just let me know!
--Stammer 21:07, 13 February 2008 (UTC)

Two quick observations:

• /THF is actually not that great DD. I've seen it parsed many, many times and it always loses to /WAR for total DoT. The only real times to /THF on SAM are if your PT is in desperate need of hate control or if you're doing a HNM-style fight where TAing the tanks and SA boosted WS's are a real boon.
• /NIN is actually situationally an awesome tank. I'd never use it for exp, but I've tanked ENMs and ZNMs on it very effectively. The trick is to know what order to use things in: Ni → Third Eye → Ichi while Third Eye is up, repeat. Your recast timers are enormous, but you run into less trouble than you'd think if someone keeps you Hasted.

--Hecatonchires 21:03, 6 September 2008 (UTC)