How to fix Dark Knight

[Kaeoni]

SE has been moving drk towards the magical side of the spectrum recently, and since they are insisting on it, I'd have to agree with either a quick cast or some sort of native fast cast.
I like the Dread spikes route to be honest in terms of magic as well as making absorbs better. It would be quite noticeable and welcome increase. That's about all that needs to be done.

Lets remind ourselves we aren't warriors nor were we ever intended to be, in my opinion doing more damage than or equal to a warrior should never be realized. Otherwise how can you justify what we already currently have in our magic arsenal? We're simply a more well rounded and versatile job.
The job is not technically at fault here, Its designed to work well in what it currently does. It's how players in general choose to build their party as well as how the Drk in question decides to play.

Sometimes it's just bad habit to look over a Drk, sometimes its taught from friends and LS leaders, personal experience is also another notable factor. It's true Drk is missing a critical WS in Abyssea, which everyone seems to be pretty upset over.. This is why people view it as a job that needs to be "fixed".

Dark Knight's not terrible at anything it does, but it's certainly not the best, so it's not like i don't understand what this is all about. It's a niche is what i'm getting at. If all DD wanted to output dmg like a War, nuke like a Blm, heal like a Whm, enfeeble like a Rdm, evade like a Thf, mitigate dmg through shadows like a Nin, why are we not playing those respective jobs instead of trying to play Dark Knight for what it is?

Dark Knight can do many things including DD, Tank, Enfeeble and Support. Our Magical side of the spectrum is what sets us apart from a simple hack and slash Melee. If you Can't DD, If you can't Tank, If you can't Enfeeble, If you can't provide Provisional support, you have not been playing Dark Knight to it's full potential.

The only real problem besides a few possibly minor fast cast issues and regular wide spread job updates is peoples attitudes.