It could use a bit of party utility to help when it's OT, but agree with this.
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Can't DRK still put out more damage in MT stance than PLD even after the buff to Shield Oath? Doing what OP suggests would, once again, kick Paladins in the nuts and put us all back in 3.0-3.1 q-q
But even with ShO and Grit+Darkside, with so many other oGCD abilities that DRK have, not to mention scourge is awesome, DRK DPS is still quite high. Granted with PLD new potency changes they maybe getting up there, but DRK has quite the burst potental. I don't think there is even a need to touch DRK right now, least in the DPS department, even as MT.
Let DRK dual-wield great swords. Problem solved.
I like to think that I am a someone with considerable level of tolerance and would prefer to treat people with respect despite some past mishaps.
But at this point I'm quite sure you're just trolling for the sake of some personal gratification. Literally providing nothing to the discussion other than a heavily misinformed bias with no clear sign of change despite numerous attempts to reason with.
I was under the impression that we were under an 8% reduction in damage output with Grit and Darkside up. WAR is sitting at an 15% reduction in damage output with Defiance and Maim up, in line with PLD's adjusted Shield Oath. I suspect that this difference is because of our lack of a Fight or Flight or Internal Release/Berserk/Unchained equivalent in Grit.