DRK in Aby

It would be almost impossible for your ws to avg 200 providing your skill rating is capped. The reason why people say drk gets hate and dies too fast is because of the olden days where people used to pop all their job abilities before they ws (often drk/war), and because berserk and last resort reduce your def - and the latter is a high enmity gain job ability, they would take hate and die very quickly.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Dirtyfinger

It would be almost impossible for your ws to avg 200 providing your skill rating is capped. The reason why people say drk gets hate and dies too fast is because of the olden days where people used to pop all their job abilities before they ws (often drk/war), and because berserk and last resort reduce your def - and the latter is a high enmity gain job ability, they would take hate and die very quickly.

---

Hahah This was the good days.. Beserk/Last Resort/SoulEater - Guilotine and watch the WHM attempt to keep you alive.

Even with a lowish Great Sword skill and minimal WS gear I land Spinning Slash for 1k+ damage on most mobs. You should re-evaluate your gear/atma...

I'm not even talking about Weapon skills, I'm more along the lines of talking normal hit for hit.

While having a WHM is fine and dandy. Trying to solo anything in Aby is near impossible.. I watched a NIN tank 4 crabs with ease yet just one looks at me and I'm dead.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rafien

I'm not even talking about Weapon skills, I'm more along the lines of talking normal hit for hit.

While having a WHM is fine and dandy. Trying to solo anything in Aby is near impossible.. I watched a NIN tank 4 crabs with ease yet just one looks at me and I'm dead.

---

Last Resort + Dread Spikes + Drain II, you should be able to solo anything in abyssea except maybe things with spikes (elementals)

Alright,

Currently I run around with /SAM, would MNK be a better choice? What does it provide over Seigan + Third Eye?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rafien

Alright,

Currently I run around with /SAM, would MNK be a better choice? What does it provide over Seigan + Third Eye?

---

Counter

/sam is the way to go 90% of the time.

Apoc/AaO/RR should make you quite potent with LR up. LR down, go use the WC.

Otherwise grab a couple Axes and go /nin and spam rampage. (its scary that may be the best way to play DRK)

First step turn on all you filters for other peoples damage. Then follow the advice other have been giving to you for Atmas and gear smartly. IE don't WS in your TP set and invest a at least a basic WS set. That will get you on the path to being better. Don't worry about out DDing other players, on NMs and exp it really doesn't matter. NMs won't last long after procs and exp just engaging and WS at 100% is more then most do in pugs.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rafien

I'm not even talking about Weapon skills, I'm more along the lines of talking normal hit for hit.

While having a WHM is fine and dandy. Trying to solo anything in Aby is near impossible.. I watched a NIN tank 4 crabs with ease yet just one looks at me and I'm dead.

---

If you are not blowing away thfs and dancers on normal melee hits something is horribly wrong. I really don't think this is the case. The issue with nin, thf, etc is their critical weaponskills. I don't think a drk with last resort up will have any job swing more hit vs hit. War of course has double attack up the wazoo and crit weapon skills, etc, but average melee hit should go to drk. Average hit will vary by zone, mob level etc, but seriously I see drks hit 1k a swing a alot, saw a 1.5 crit the other night. (Probably was a set proc) If this is truly the case check your skill levels, atma and gear as said repeatedly in thread.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Rafien

I'm not even talking about Weapon skills, I'm more along the lines of talking normal hit for hit.

While having a WHM is fine and dandy. Trying to solo anything in Aby is near impossible.. I watched a NIN tank 4 crabs with ease yet just one looks at me and I'm dead.

---

If a war hit for 1000-2000 regular attacks, it was probably an AF3+2 set proc, and critical., probably with an ukon or some other retardedly powerful weapon.

Anyway, to compare your own survivability to that of a nin is probably a lost cause. Ninjas have a shitton more evasion than you, as well as 5 shadows from utsu ni with their AF3 gear. Don't forget that there are atmas that aid survivability too, the ninja in question might have used that instead of one of his/her damage atmas. There are -Damage Taken% atmas you could use if you want to solo something. There are also atmas that give you more evasion if you want to be an eva-drk :p.