My faction Samurai main Orochi. I feel like moving to the Knights or maybe Vikings.
I know it's a fantasy setting, I love the samurai, I rather they used iron armor not a big fan of this wooden armor. Because at the thickness they show on the character be like wearing a door you would be slow as hell.
Orochi - Used polearms and bows and the katana was a backup weapon. I'm not going to go into how they charged with a polearm because it's a game who wants to look at the floor as they charge.
Kensei - Does have a sode a shield it sits on both of his shoulders hang with cords so you can take it off easily use it as a shield block an arrow or whatever reason they wanted to use it.
Knights faction side note.
Knights - Are not slow they can move there not bulk tanks that can't move. Last time i played For honor i used the knight class heard there was changes it felt like a slug. Been few months since then i have played things may have changed again.
I'm not going to get into the Centurion i don't care about there move set meh doesn't bother me but the armor does.
"If you think the kensies shoulder pads were there for anything other than decoration of a high ranking officer there's a problem here". < That comment is a problem.
"Orochi had his polearm broke so he just has his bow with 4 shots and katana". I would like to see Orochi get a polearm and if it breaks by all mean get your katana out, but even then the Katana 2nd or sometimes 3rd weapon.