New jobs upcoming, new tanks?

[Gandora]

Everyone who is saying FFXI DRK was aggression only that was only during 75 cap content. DRK got a Total of 7 defensive skills after they raised the level cap to 99.


Stacking Nether Void onto Drain 2 then dread Spike with that hp bonus did a ton of mitigation, and If you needed more mp to cast drains and dread spikes you had Entropy to get mp back. Or if you took a few hits and still have enough mp you could top off your hp with Catastrophe.

Well, even with all of that no one brought DRK to tank, not even something as easy as Briareus or Fafnir at Lv99, somes "might" have done it, does not mean its the way to go. Dread spike had an aweful recast & a very short duration. Also did you mention Catastrophe? lol Its like saying a PLD need Holy shield to tank in FFXIV.

Someone was saying "DRK can be a tank which can use its HP to deal damage." Because a tank is supposed to burn his HP down to deal damages, especialy on boss such as Titan, right guys?

[Kadesh]

Well, even with all of that no one brought DRK to tank, not even something as easy as Briareus or Fafnir at Lv99

No one is saying at 99 that DRK is a better tank than PLD or NIN, but yes I would tank low lv Abyssea NM or Dynamis boss if no one else was around.

Also did you mention Catastrophe? lol Its like saying a PLD need Holy shield to tank in FFXIV.

A lot of people have relic scyth now, its not a big deal. Also they are making it so you dont need relic to use this weapon skill.


Also the point wasn't DRK is a tank in FFXI at 99, the point is DRK have several deffensive abilities at 99 where most people are saying they have none.

[Gandora]

A lot of people have relic scyth now, its not a big deal. Also they are making it so you dont need relic to use this weapon skill.

Yes now, at 75 cap, when you needed a pair of BLM to sleep things in dyna not everyone had a relic, it was a prestige, now any beginner can have one lol, even back at cap 75, it would not allow a DRK to tank.

In case you missed the point, this thread is about new possible tank with ppl proposing DRK to be filling this role.

[Gandora]

Also the point wasn't DRK is a tank in FFXI at 99, the point is DRK have several deffensive abilities at 99 where most people are saying they have none.

I am sorry but you mentionned drain, which is already in XIV sort of & which is called Inner beast (WAR) then you mentionned Drain 2, which heal & increase max HP, funnily enough WAR has a similar cure, and again funnily, both these 2 WAR abilities have a recast/CD that can be compared to Drain & Drain II.

You mentionned Catastroph which drain HP, WAR has a WS that drain HP, ohh & guess what, it also has a job ability that make you drain HP on each hit (WS/non WS)

And I mention it again, if DRK was coming in FFXIV, it could not be a tank, using your HP to deal more damage in order to keep hate is wrong, esp for a tank who need survivability, burning HP isn't..