I am sure you can do it! Thank you so much! 😊

I feel you... maybe the lack of sleep isn't helping, but I feel like I have a little monkey playing cymbals in my head xD. Japanese name don't help the cause as they are just gibberish for me. I'll rewatch the video again and get there. Good luck to both of us!

In addition to reviewing this excellent video, I strongly suggest going to a training dummy and taking all the skills off your hotbar, then adding them back one-by-one in leveling order as you try them out against the dummy. Don't add the next skill until you're confident you understand how to use the current one. It doesn't take nearly as long as one might think, and between that measured approach and Caetsu's guidance, you'll be slicing and dicing your way through everything the game throws at you soon enough.

@@tsbulmer That's a great suggestion and a very effective one. I came back to the comments to add this, as it's what I did and now I'm finding actually easy to follow the guide. Also just studying the guide one section at a time until you're comfortable, and then move onto the next.

@@CaetsuChaijiCh So I am 5 days in and this video makes much more since to me now. I am having loads of fun with SAM. I just wish we had better armors. I want to actually look like a Samurai =(

Thank you so much, Maxi! 😊 That really means a lot to hear! And I am glad you found it helpful!

Meanwhile the highest viewed guide is absolute crap and everyone is commenting that they understood NOTHING.

Wdym bro have the most gay voice i ever heard

I'm glad you found it helpful! 😊 I hope you enjoy learning samurai!

I'm glad my guide helped you get started! 😄 I hope you enjoy your journey with samurai! 😁

I'm glad you found my guide helpful! 😁 Enjoy your journey with samurai! 😄

Thank you so much! And I am glad you found that part helpful! On one hand introducing a lot of combos can be overwhelming, on the other hand not knowing what works makes it difficult if anything at all is out of place 😊

I'm glad my video helped you get a greater perspective on the job! I just hope it leads to you enjoying the job more! :D Thank you!

Thank you! I am glad to hear you found it helpful! 😄

I'm glad you found it helpful! Enjoy your journey with samurai! 😁

That's awesome! I hope you enjoy your journey with the job! 😄

I'm glad you found it helpful! Thank you! 😄👍

That's awesome! I hope you found it helpful! :D

I'm glad my guide could help you despite the language barrier! 😊

Thank you so much!😄 I am glad you found it helpful! 😄😊

I'm glad you found it helpful! And I hope you enjoy learning samurai! 😄

@@CaetsuChaijiCh Thank you, I am now thanks to this guide!

I'm glad you found it helpful! Thank you!

Thank you so much! I'm glad you found my guide helpful! 😄 I hope you enjoy your journey with samurai! 😁

I'm glad you found it helpful! I hope you have lots of fun with your journey as Samurai! 😄

I'm glad you found it helpful! And welcome back to Eorzea! I hope you have fun! 😄

I'm glad to hear that! I hope you enjoy playing Samurai! 😄

I'm glad to hear that! Enjoy your journey! 😄

Thank you so much! 😄 I'm glad my guide helped you, and I hope you enjoy learning samurai! 😁

@@CaetsuChaijiCh it was so confusing I'm having so much fun now thank you☺️💖

I'm glad you found it helpful! Thank you! ^^

Oh if only true north was that powerful! 😅 I'm glad you found my guide helpful! 😁

I hope you do enjoy it if that is the case! 😊 Although from what I've seen, dragoon isn't changing that much, so if you still like it it might be fine!

It is very normal to get a bit overwhelmed with all those actions and their names 😊 I have heard others find it helpful for their memory to practice some of the things I explain in the video, on a striking dummy themselves as they go! I hope you have a great time with samurai! 😊

@Caetsu Chaiji Ch. I really want to master samurai bc its such a cool class!! but my brain did not register all of that lol but I love your hot bars how did you set it up like that!

Depending on what you mean: - You can add extra hotbars in the HUD layout under the system list ingame, and then stack the hotbars like I did. - when you have an element selected in HUD layout, there's a cogwheel you can use for extra adjustments like scale to make them bigger - I specifically use enormous hot bars for these guides to make it easier to follow, and don't recommend it for real play as it might be problematic for seeing the game 😅 - Although not that significant with just the level 50 toolkit, I use a Corsair Scimitar MMO mouse with a certain layout that allows me to easily reach the right side if my hot bars. - in keybinds under system you can set... Well... Keybinds! My second hotbar has the same key as the first, but with shift modifier. Third hotbar uses Alt 😊 I think I talk a bit more about my keybinds and theory on placements in this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rM9pmZZn2ZO1opc.html if you are interested in this 😁

@Caetsu Chaiji Ch. Thank you!! bc I just got back to ffxiv and I totally don't understand how keybinds work lol

I'm glad you found my guide helpful! I hope you enjoy learning and mastering Samurai! ^^

I'm glad to hear that! I hope you have just as much fun leveling the job a second time! 😊 And that 3-2-tenka-goken rotation is probably one of the most unintuitive rotations in the game 😄

Enjoy your time with samurai! 😄

I'm glad my guide helped you get started! The names of actions being just sounds is quite a common problem so that is perfectly understandable! I actually made a video about this specific subject if you are curious what the words mean! (and how to pronounce them!) And if the job starts to get difficult to follow as you level up there is of course a guide going over everything level by level as well! 😊 In case you are interested in these, I have put the links below! Origin and pronunciation of action names: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fN6qh913r87Jh5s.htmlsi=pyfZ1LfIpy6rnTPR Samurai level 51-90: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y6ulZ9B6sdjTo2g.htmlsi=rO3D0WfiLuZmpdjp Either way I hope you enjoy learning samurai!

​@@CaetsuChaijiCh Oh thank you so much, that's very kind of you! You're awesome. I'm going to check those out right now. I appreciate you taking time out of your day to respond, you didn't have to. I hope you're having a great day.

I try my best to show the tooltips on the screen for this guide as much as possible because I know the biggest barrier is that none of the names make sense so they are difficult to memorize 😊 If you are still struggling with Ninja, I do have a level 1-50 guide for the job, although it is from back in Shadowbringers, it is *mostly* accurate still! I do intend to remake the guide of course, but just in case you can't wait! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y8p8mMaV1560d2w.html Maybe you already saw this guide too!😄

Welcome back to the game! I'm glad my guide could catch you up! 😄

Thank you so much! 😄

I'm glad my guide helped you get started! 😁 I hope you enjoy your journey with samurai!

You could intentionally queue into lower level content to try the job at a lower level where less buttons are present 😊 you could also use duty support for this if you want to control the pace of the dungeon while you practice! I'm glad you found it helpful though! And enjoy your journey with samurai! 😊

Thank you!

Thank you! I am glad to hear that! 😄 And yeah, quite a lot of confusing attack names 😅

I'm glad to hear that! Thank you!

Welcome to the game! And thank you, I'm glad you think so! 😄

I'm glad my guide could help you back on track! 😁

I'm sure you could still learn samurai without understanding Japanese, although memorizing the actions in a different way might be helpful! 😊 Thank you!

I'm glad to hear that! Thank you! And I do hope you enjoy learning samurai as well! 😊

Good suggestions 😊 The difficult part is that each person finds different keybinds work best for them, so I don't try to dictate what others do with them! 😅 Just for me personally I even use an mmo mouse, and without knowing that it can look outright impossible how I reach some of my further away binds! 😅

It's most important on bosses, but if you for any reason are performing gekko or Kasha on a regular mob, in a group setting, it is better to move for the positional if you can. But it is always more important to use your attack on time, regardless of the fight! If you aren't in the positional on time, use the attack anyway! 😊 Generally I think it's a good idea to start thinking of where you need to stand after hakaze (the step one combo step.) then you have plenty of time to both think about it and move into position 😁 Thank you so much, I am glad you found the guide helpful! I hope these tips help you! 😊

Welcome back to the game! Unless you have more specific questions, I have a feeling this video and the 51-90 guide I also have for the job should be able to catch you up to the level you were at! If you do have specific questions, there is a good chance I can answer them. You are also welcome in the discord server in the video description 😊

It can be very overwhelming to pick up a job starting at level 50. Remember, you don't have to be perfect immediately, it will come with more practice! So don't worry too much and remember to have fun! I hope you enjoy learning samurai! 😄

In short I kind of use the hotbar layouts shown in the videos 😅 The keybinds are 1-0 and - and +, and then the second hotbar is the same, but with shift as the modifier. The third is with alt. However I use an mmo mouse with a thumb grid, specifically a corsair scimitar. I customized it so that 123 on the mouse is 0-+, and 456 on the mouse is 789. That way the mouse handles the right half of the bar, while the keyboard handles the left. Whether that is better for you I cannot say 😅 Thank you!

@CaetsuChaijiCh thats a coincidence since i just bout a corsair scimitar for my 1st gaming mouse. Im gonna give your layout a try and see how well i adapt to it. Thnx for the help

How dod u bind stuff to the mouse like how u did? Sorry for asking such a noob question im new to gaming mouse ​@CaetsuChaijiCh

Download the software the mouse needs, called iCue, from the corsair website. In that application you can set up a profile for the mouse where you can customize what each button does. So for example you make it so the 1 button on the mouse actually is equivalent to pressing the 0 key on the keyboard. So you're actually just making it so the mouse presses the appropriate button, rather than binding the hot keys in the game to the mouse directly 😊

All damage over time and healing over time on a target ticks together every three seconds on a separate clock. This means if the boss has multiple higanbanas you might only see one big number, or perhaps two numbers. I am not entirely sure, but I can say you can probably not tell which one is yours on the damage ticks. You can tell which one is your debuff on the enemy from the colored timer text though! 😊

@@CaetsuChaijiCh Ahh I never even noticed the timer ticks are different colors 😭 I'll keep an eye out for that next time, thanks again!

The opener 8 actions shown are performed in the footage itself. You simply do all 8 in the sequence reading left to right, top to bottom 😊 The summary typically summarizes the things that have been talked about throughout the video, so sometimes I get a bit fast with some of the concepts in the summary 😅 In general, you want to use cooldowns that allow you to do more damage, as soon as possible. But at the same time, you also want to make the most of said cooldowns. Meikyo shisui allows you to gain damage by skipping significant portions of the filler steps in the combos, but if you already have the yukikaze sen, you could use meikyo shisui, gekko, kasha, Midare Setsugekka, and then gekko or kasha again, allowing you to spend meikyo shisui on your most valuable attacks, rather than spend part of it on yukikaze. However, sometimes you are caught in a position where you would have to delay meikyo shisui by, say, 15 seconds to actually do so. Another angle is if you have the yukikaze sen, and either the one from gekko or kasha, you could use meikyo shisui, followed by gaining the third sen, Midare, and then gekko and kasha, which is just as good 😊 The footage that plays in the summary of my guides is often a clean up to 3minute demonstration with opener, filler and bursts and everything with minimal cutting. So sometimes the thing that is mentioned in the summary voice over doesn't happen in the actual demonstration until a minute later for example I hope some of this helps! 😊😅 Also good luck with learning samurai!

@@CaetsuChaijiCh I'll need to read through this a few times, but it's making more sense now! Thank you!

I'm glad my guide helped you get started with samurai then! I can imagine it was a big change!

Ninja is certainly a lot more frontloaded with its complexity so that makes good sense! 😊

@@CaetsuChaijiCh so far both classes are fun to use although it requires a lot of button combinations 😅

Meikyo Shisui has an added bonus effect of causing Gekko to apply the buff from Jinpu (the +10% damage bonus), and Kasha to apply the buff from Shifu (the attack speed buff) just on top of what Gekko and Kasha already does. (This is mentioned at 4:48 ) This is also the reason why it is important to start with Gekko before using Higanbana if you use Meikyo Shisui, while if you *don't* use Meikyo Shisui, then doing the speed buff first so you can more quickly get both buffs up is preferred (As seen at 3:32 ) I hope this makes sense!

I have starter guides for all the jobs! This is the one for ninja, it covers level 1 to 50, and includes a summary at the end, although I do recommend checking the whole video if you want to be sure! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLablLp1kqvRpKM.htmlsi=1UQxjt3VURR8Arvr If you simply search for my channel name (or even just Caetsu) followed by a job name, often something useful will pop up!

@@CaetsuChaijiCh you sir are a legend thank you which one do you like best? Since you got proficient in all of the dps roles

@@leocreuu3254 Personally I enjoy playing Samurai and Reaper quite a bit Sometimes I also feel like playing Monk among the melees!

@@CaetsuChaijiCh hmm makes me wanna put the work in for samurai lol ninja and monk are more my taste because it’s fast pace but I’ll keep at it thanks man

Well, the good news is that the basics of samurai takes up quite a lot of learning samurai, so that might be part of why it is a bit confusing to start 😊

Hahaha thank you so much! Now, first step is for me to learn Quantum Physics!🤔😄

One step at a time of course! If you can find a striking dummy to practice with, that might help a lot too! 😁

@@CaetsuChaijiCh I’m starting with the first opening combo you suggested first. Been practicing on dummy. I got a bit confused on the Iaijustsu part.

@@CaetsuChaijiCh alright i got it down!! Lol! I’ve played 4 different classes so far and this by far my favorite! I play console and the best way by memorizing imo is remember what action are in the hot bar and then write them down like mortal kombat combo sheet lol. Rn i got, ❌⬇️❌⭕️🔼⬇️⏹️⬆️➡️ Lmao I’m melting dudes rn

Well that's part of it yes 🤔 the thing is that the number of Sen you have leads to different sen finishers, and two of them are relevant on single target 😅

It is okay if it feels a bit overwhelming. If you are not used to Melee jobs, then any positionals will feel problematic to deal with, too. Just keep in mind that Samurai has just the 2 positionals, and at max level, only Reaper performs less positionals than Samurai amongst the melee 😊 If you find the combos overwhelming, you could also try a job like Dragoon to get acquainted with combos at lower levels, unless the confusion stems from the names of the combos being difficult!

It can be a bit overwhelming at first, since there's a lot of things! But if you take it one bit at a time, I am sure you'll get it! ^^

Just make sure that you have the damage buff! :D

@@CaetsuChaijiCh yup I usually go buff n attack all out rotations before so anything with normal and Thur yukikaze>higabana later when needed 🧐

One question tho about melding credendum gears what should I put? (Got weapon higan/chest and hand going for leg n feet soon then rest jewelry accessories later)

If a gear piece has excess space for a full critical hit materia, it should always take priority if possible. After that, if you are aiming for a specific gcd range, then skill speed materia can help you reach it. If you really have to, you can also spend slots that could fit critical hit if you are really hurting for space. After that, meld determination where you can, and direct hit otherwise. Optimally you want determination slightly higher than direct hit, so if you really want to optimize, you can work around this as well! 😊

@@CaetsuChaijiCh awesome thanks 🙏💯❤️🔥

I think the hardest part is getting acquainted with all the strange action names, but if you think the job looks cool and you want to learn it, I am sure you can do it! 😊

Personally I played through stormblood as a red mage, but I can absolutely see the aesthetic appeal of doing it as samurai! In fact, I know some players feel compelled to choose an "appropriate job" for each expansion, and they would probably have played samurai too!

I'm sorry you feel like that! 😅 Hopefully the fact I simply talk about Japanese sword techniques make it a bit less concerning!

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Yes, the job starts at level 50 😊 only the starting classes, and the unusual blue mage start at level 1! 😅

The slash so fast you don't even see the samurai draw the blade is bound to be powerful! 😁

I hope it gets easier with a bit of practice 😊 starting at level 50 certainly isn't doing the job any favors for its difficulty!

@@CaetsuChaijiCh After spending the last hours studying the blade and your video, I am starting to understand how everything works, thanks !

That is so awesome to hear! I hope you have lots of fun with samurai! You certainly sound dedicated! 😊

Difficult to avoid when most of the actions are for some reason actually Japanese 😅😂

Well, there is a lot to talk about, so I don't know what to say to this ^^'

Thank you! And thank you for bringing that up. I sometimes notice it when I do it, but not always 😅 I always try to improve and make better videos, so thats another thing thats worth keeping track of I suppse! I'm glad you still found the video helpful! 😊

@@CaetsuChaijiCh I imagine it isn't easy to come off natural when reading a script. So you do very well despite that!

Without an mmo mouse, it often helps to rebind some of the buttons on the far right of the hot bar to buttons closer to where your hand is, like Q E R F and so on! But it can be difficult to plan these things out indeed 😅

I'm glad to hear that! It's understandable since often aoe can be really hectic and chaotic! But if you know what is optimal it can still help a bit 😊

Thank you! I'm glad you found it helpful! Good luck with your journey with samurai! 😁