Dark Magic Nukes ~ Because we have no Firepower!

[Rezeak]

that was on pil wasn't my best fight but was basically the only parse i have saved

anyway Dart like i said i see no issues with our WS DMG since i almost always parse a higher average vs ukon,vere DDs.

Either way here's some basic data

Resolution is 5 hit WS with a 0.95 ftp w/ Gorgets and Moodshade with 100% STR mod
133 Weapon DMG + 175 from STR and 10 from fstr = 318 Bassed DMG
318*0.95 = 302 Base DMG
302*2.2(avarage cratio at capped atk) = 664 Base DMG
664*5 = 3323

So at capped attack
5 hit resolution will average 3323 DMG w/ Souleater = 4023
6 hit resolution will average 3987 DMG w/ Souleater = 4827
7 Hit resolution will average 4651 DMG w/ Souleater = 5632

Ofc this is with ragnarok and it doesn't take everything into account like level difference but since my highest resolution has been 6k on pil the numbers are pretty close to what i'm acully does (these numbers are higher)

Ofc the only REAL thing is that you need to capp to reach these crazy numbers it attack and thats why CORs roll chaos and DRK sub /WAR in VW

[Saiken253]

Well yes, my WS damage isn't bad, but it could be better considering the huge base damage we have on our weapons compared to other jobs :<

[hiko]

I still don't think MAB is needed to get DRK nuking (it'll add too little)

More dark nukes based soley Dark magic skill like Drain III and a high mp, Decent DMG, Low cast time Nuke or 3 to make the most of Occult acumen and entropy a new style for DRK.

if you want to use entropy you'd like some mab trait!

my suggestion: give MAB and add a new ja/jt that lower casting time but raise MPcost

[Fyreus]

to stand out as a melee on drk, you have to compete with war and sam. You do realize what you're saying right?

endark helps us boost our attack with our magic!!!

Seriously can we fix the real issue with the job, our ws damage and then worry about magic?

Entropy was a nice step in the right direction, but more is needed to ever be more than just a token job.

I haven't been watching the forums lately but the point is to boost our damage output. By giving us something to.. say... MB with then we're looking at something like a third WS or extra damage which no drk would complain about.. plus the TP bonus. The ideal nuke would be drain 3, darkbasednuke, or something with 250mp and 2 sec cast to make use of such things like entropy and skillchains. why do i mention scythe? because it could use some love. right now my game is all about resolution and i don't see sams doing near the same amount of damage outside abyssea which makes me wonder what's going on.

[Duelle]

T3 nukes cap at a stupidly low number (compared to T4 and 5 nukes) for the amount of time they take to cast. I don't think magic attack bonus would fix that. If I had my way, I'd have two versions of elemental nukes. BLM/RDM version, and DRK version. DRK version would be short cast, low damage and have some sort of secondary effect a DRK could capitalize on. That way it'd be something to throw in while you're swinging away.