DRK 4.0 Issues

Is it just me or it's suuuuuuper hard to keep aggro altogether in 4.0 without running out of MP really fast ? To really keep aggro, you need to hit Ennemity combo + Dark arts with some Unleashes, but it's pretty expensive and blood price doesn't give you back MP fast enough.

Also, please Yoshi-P, could you make that Delirium is ONLY usuable when Blood Weapon/Blood Price is activated ? It's stupid that we can waste it by mistake. Other classes have skills like that. It's like if NIN could use their Ninjutsu without using Ten/Chi/Jin and just waste it.

It's a little harder, yes. I've had a few times where a mob runs off towards a DPS or healer. But overall I haven't had any difficulties. It's just getting used to the new mechanics.

Before, Blood Price was a "get out of jail free" card that let you tank huge groups of mobs easily. Now you have to put a little thought into your MP management, which I actually enjoy more than before.

You shouldn't be using Unleash that much. Maybe once at the beginning of a pull to secure initial threat and then use DA + Abyssal Drain or the enmity combo, depending on pull. If you mix in Syphon Strikes, you shouldn't ever have major MP problems.

Yeap, not only dark other tanks as well, for some reason keeping aggro with multiples mobs is harder in 4.0

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Originally Posted by Junyroku

Yeap, not only dark other tanks as well, for some reason keeping aggro with multiples mobs is harder in 4.0

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For some reason, PLDs seem to be having the most problems keeping threat, according to what I've heard on Japanese forums and blogs.

Once I was fully maxed gear (aside from extremes) I haven't had an issue where I couldn't maintain enmity. Dropping Grit for boss fights is also possible but I usually have to do it after a couple dark art's power slashes (will usually leave people at like a 10% enmity difference). There's definitely a massive difference but it is doable. Except with Samurais, I hate grouping with them because their enmity is always stupidly high.

It's not great but doable.

DPS have direct hit now.

DPS attack power advantage is larger than ever.

It's a "tad" harder to manage aggro. The only time I've had trouble maintaining aggro is when a dps decides to open up with their strongest move set/abilities right off the bat. Other than that it's not to bad, you just have to keep a closer eye on mobs more than you used to.