Petition: Samurai

[justhavinfun]

One of the best anti-casters I personally have played is the ranger AA. Casters tend to stay back out of melee range due to their weaker ac and hps. What best to hit them with then arrows or another caster? The ranger AA can take casters down with relative ease while the melees do what they do best. Due to the fact that the ranger can have both elemental resistance and protection, fom, not to mention a high reflex due to bieng mainly dex based he is able to withstand many spell effects. Make him a drow and you get spell resistance added. Also don't forget the ranger does get some self healing capabilities to help him out. Last but not least is the different arrow types available to the AA the best of which being the slayer arrows at level 18. In my opinion this makes this character one of the best anti-caster classes in the game.

[baddax]

18/2 fighter monk, kensai build.

[Grenada]

While I don't think that the samurai will ever make it into the game, it would be nice if there was some more PrE for many of the classes altogether.

Fighter: Samurai, or other anti-caster design
Ranger: The Scout (Complete Adventurer, AD&D V 3.5)
Rogue or Bard: Spell thief (Also complete adventurer)
Pally: Greyguard (I think its in complete scoundrel, but it may be in complete adventurer too)
Wizzy: already lots of options here, though a Eldritch knight may be a nice addition (DM guide V 3.5)
Sorc: we'll see about U9 PrE
FvD soul: in the works

[VorpalQuill]

But DDO as a platform is not suited to the concept of Asian characteristics for toons, battle, and an Asian flavored 'world' with similar modules. It is heavily skewed toward concepts finding only a western audience.

[Dieterstrife]

I have the solution to making a Samurai

It's just like the idea of the Thief Acrobat

Martial Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword. This effect also makes it a Ki weapon.

Just give that prestige to monks. No bastard sword in the game is going to out dps a monk when it's wielding only one of them. Make it a bonus thing (like shortswords for ninja spy) for the lvl 6 prestige for henshin mystic, and boom. Instant Samurai.

Just increase the attack speed with it. 10% like the fists, since its smaller than the greatsword.

(please dear god let them implement this. I want to do this so bad.)

And no, I havent read through all the posts before I made this one.

Ah hell I just necro'd this....ffuuuuuuuuuuuu

[karnokvolrath]

I personally have no desire for that class or even that PRE to be added to the game.

Id rather see others Pre's finished.

Id rather see other races/classes implemented.

/not signed.

[Vellrad]

Is it necro yet, or maybe an archeologism/