If you think snail is a bit slower kind of species than sure you might believe that dungeons are 'bit slower' to level. See you next year when you hit 50.
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DRK should be similar to what it was in FFXI-very high melee damage but needing good accuracy, and with drain spells. Heavy armor and scythe/ great sword of course. If they make it into a tank class I suppose they could make it into some sort of drain tank that holds enmity mostly through damage. Personally I hope they will keep it as DD, as I do not want to tank :P
I'm in kind of the same boat as the OP, as I'm trying to find a class to keep at 50. Currently have BRD at my highest followed by WHM and SCH. Best of luck to everyone in class limbo, and I hope they bring out suitable classes soon.
Maybe not everyone is in a rush to max everything out. I personally prefer to do dungeons rather than camping FATEs as I can possibly get gear for my other classes that I want to level further on down the road. As it is now, in the 20s it only takes a couple dungeon runs to get a level and I can do some crafting or gathering while I wait.