DRK Adjustments via Manifesto

[Zeroe]

I really wish square would stop forcing us to buff our magic, when we hardly use it the first place. That job resides with a black mage. I'm tired of being out hit by a ninja, thf, whatever it may be. I just want us to be able to buff attacks while having for once a decent survival rate.

[StingRay104]

Back in the early days there was an experiment going on. They took the best taru whm and taru blm into a room and diced them into pieces. They then feed these pieces to warriors and behold PLD and DRK were born.

PLD the Ultimate shield able to cast holy magic and defend even the weakest of allies against the toughest of foes.

DRK the Ultimate Blade able to debilitate its enemies and then use every ounce of his own existance to smite down any foe. Side effects include elemental magic.

Ok on a serious note, the problem with elemental magic is that t3 or t4 spells aren't meant for us. We drks shouldn't be using blm spells unless they are dark magic spells. If anything we should have our own type of elemental nukes that serve a purpose to debilitate our foes and increase our own advantage. Otherwise what your asking is to be Rdm and well lets face it with rdm asking to be drk if drk starts asking to be rdm we'll be combined into pink mage, and no one wants that.

Absorb Tp used to be so awesome, and yes it needs a buff to it. Another important point is that everything in this game has such ridiculous resistance to dark magic spells, that really needs to be fixed, and soon.


P.S. Drk should get a terror aura at 99, don't you think? Vote Yes.

[Taint2]

If they get rid of the 80% delay cap (like they should) the new JA would be awesome for zergs when you are swinging so fast WSs slow your damage. Anyone that experienced 93.3 can attest to that.

[Leonlionheart]

(like they should)

um........ no

[Dauntless]

The way I see it, we need more dark magic, less elemental magic, adjustments to Scythe weaponskills, and buffs to absorb spells.

[StingRay104]

The way I see it, we need more dark magic, less elemental magic, adjustments to Scythe weaponskills, and buffs to absorb spells.

And Greatsword ws adjustments, after all we are the best with both weapons.

[Urteil]

The way I see it, we need more dark magic, less elemental magic, adjustments to Scythe weaponskills, and buffs to absorb spells.

This, this, this, this, a thousand time this.

[Malacite]

I really wish square would stop forcing us to buff our magic, when we hardly use it the first place. That job resides with a black mage. I'm tired of being out hit by a ninja, thf, whatever it may be. I just want us to be able to buff attacks while having for once a decent survival rate.

Speaking of which, SE kinda screwed up the weapon specializations early on (something they corrected in XIV). Greatsword should really be WAR's primary weapon, with Great Axe as DRK's. DRK looks far, far more menacing holding a giant Executioner's Axe instead of a freaking farmer's tool. But it's far too late to change that now.

Even so, I'm getting sick of seeing Scythes as weapons in RPGs - BECAUSE THEY AREN'T! Developers keep taking the symbolism of the scythe too literally, making it a weapon when it has no business being one. The reason Death is often depicted holding one is because he's the reaper, harvesting our souls and not because scythes are particularly effective at anything other than harvesting wheat!

/rant off

[Dauntless]

Scythes are badass.

/rant

[StingRay104]

Speaking of which, SE kinda screwed up the weapon specializations early on (something they corrected in XIV). Greatsword should really be WAR's primary weapon, with Great Axe as DRK's. DRK looks far, far more menacing holding a giant Executioner's Axe instead of a freaking farmer's tool. But it's far too late to change that now.

Even so, I'm getting sick of seeing Scythes as weapons in RPGs - BECAUSE THEY AREN'T! Developers keep taking the symbolism of the scythe too literally, making it a weapon when it has no business being one. The reason Death is often depicted holding one is because he's the reaper, harvesting our souls and not because scythes are particularly effective at anything other than harvesting wheat!

/rant off

Except in all past FF's with drk's they wield Greatswords, for instance Cecil was a DRK with Greatswords in FF4, and of course Cloud in FF7. Even in fiction whenever a Dark Knight or black knight would appear his main weapon would be a Greatsword. As for scythe and RPG's I partially agree, scythe does look ridiculous. As for the story on the reaper you hit the nail on the head.